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With his new research group, Dr. Ksoll is pursuing the goal of developing evaluation algorithms for the study of star formation on the basis of machine learning. The Carl Zeiss Foundation is funding his project with 1.8 million euros. (2025/09/23)

The Cassegrain U-Band Efficient Spectrograph (CUBES), a future instrument for ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT), has successfully passed its final design review. LSW is responsible for the design and development of its optical system. (2025/08/08)

Since July 1, Prof. Dr. Ralf Klessen (ZAH/ITA) is managing director of ZAH. He succeeds Prof. Dr. Joachim Wambsganss. As deputy director the ZAH board elected Prof. Dr. Dominika Wylezalek (ZAH/ARI). (2025/07/01)

Since July 1, 2025, Dr. Max Grönke started as Research Group Leader at ZAH. With his ERC on "Resolving the Multiscale, Multiphase Universe” he plans to connect small-scale plasma physics with the large-scale galaxy ecosystems. (2025/07/01)

First breathtaking images from the Rubin Observatory were presented to the public at the House of Astronomy as part of a worldwide First Look Watch Party initative. ZAH/ARI and MPIA are participating in the project (2025/06/23).

The European Research Council (ERC) awarded Prof. Dr. Michela Mapelli (ZAH/ITA) an Advanced Grant of €2.5 million to study the formation of intermediate-mass black holes with 100 to 10.000 times the mass of our Sun. (2025/06/17)

Oct 10 11:00	TBD Andrew Winter (MPIA) Königstuhl Kolloquium Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie, Level 3 Lecture Hall (301)
Oct 10 11:00	A new vision of open planet formation: the missing piece for persistent puzzles? Andrew Winter (MPIA) Königstuhl Kolloquium Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie, Level 3 Lecture Hall (301)
Oct 16 11:15	Rim Worlds: Computational astrophysics of accretion disks Mario Flock (MPIA) ARI Institute Colloquium Astronomisches Rechen-Institut, Mönchhofstraße 12-14, Astronomisches Rechen-Institut, Mönchhofstraße 12-14

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Welcome to the Centre for Astronomy of Heidelberg University

Carl Zeiss Foundation funds new research group at ZAH

LSWs optical systems design for CUBES passed final review

New ZAH Director: Ralf Klessen

New ERC Research Group Leader at ZAH: Max Grönke

Rubin First Look Watch Party in Heidelberg

Michela Mapelli receives ERC Advanced Grant

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