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Young Geniuses Observatory in Piwnice
From 21 to 23 November 2025, sixteen high-school students had the opportunity to immerse themselves in the world of astronomy under the guidance of specialists from the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń. The theoretical and practical classes were conducted by Prof. Anna Bartkiewicz, Prof. Gracjan Maciejewski, Dr. Karolina Bąkowska, Dr. Marcin Gawroński, Dr. Paweł Zieliński, and MSc. Agnieszka Gurgul.
We have reached the stars
Dr. eng. Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski, astronaut of the European Space Agency, met with the academic community of the region and students from schools in the Kujawsko-Pomorskie Voivodeship. The Nicolaus Copernicus University was the 10th stop on the nationwide technology and science tour "IGNIS – Polska reaches the stars".
Polish Dual Use Tech Hub Meeting at the NCU
On 7 November 2025, the Astronomical Observatory of Nicolaus Copernicus University in Piwnice near Toruń hosted the inaugural Polish Dual Use Tech Hub Meeting – the first initiative of its kind in Europe dedicated to integrating Polish and European research infrastructures for civil security and defence.
Cosmic observations under the the NCU leadership
An agreement was signed in Piwnice to establish the Polish Consortium for the SKA Observatory (SKAO) project, coordinated by the Nicolaus Copernicus University. This is a major step towards our country's participation in an international project that aims to answer fundamental questions about cosmology and astrophysics related to the origins of the universe and the search for life in the Universe.
The First Lady of Astronomy commemorated
A memorial plaque on the building where she lived, an exhibition and a performance dedicated to her passion, ambition and research life – on the 120th anniversary of Prof. Wilhelmina Iwanowska's birth, the community of the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, together with the residents of Toruń and the region, commemorated the outstanding astronomer.
Delegation from the British Embassy visits NCU
A delegation from the British Embassy in Warsaw visited the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń. Vice-Rector for Science dr habil. Adam Kola, NCU Prof. hosted Chargé d'affaires Jennifer Tyldesley, who was accompanied by Science & Technology Attaché Małgorzata Kiełmińska.
Solemn Sitting of the Senate
– The 80th anniversary of the Nicolaus Copernicus University is an opportunity to recall its high position as one of the best universities in Poland, a recognised research centre of European repute, providing a thorough and wide-ranging education. Today, however, we wish above all to emphasise our deep ties with the city in which we operate,' noted prof. dr habil. Andrzej Tretyn, NCU Rector, during a formal sitting of the Senate in the Old Town Square.
Spiral pattern on the sky on Monday (March 24th)
The ALPS Station (All-sky Light Pollution Survey), located at the Nicolaus Copernicus University’s Institute of Astronomy in Piwnice near Toruń, has recorded an event that has been widely discussed in the media for several days. What you see in the attached image is not a galaxy! On Monday, March 24, 2025, just after 9:00 PM, many residents across Poland observed a mysterious object in the sky, forming the shape of a blue spiral trail. The cameras of our ALPS station also recorded this object between 9:00 and 9:03 PM.
Super-Jupiter from the Great Bear
It has a mass as much as 11 times that of Jupiter, orbits its star in 14 years and has a temperature of no more than minus 100 degrees Celsius - astronomers from the NCU have discovered a new planet in the constellation of the Great Bear.