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Strengthening Scientific Cooperation with Germany

On 6–7 July, the German Centre for Astrophysics (DZA) and the Institute of Astronomy at Nicolaus Copernicus University (NCU) met for a two-day workshop at the Piwnice Observatory near Toruń, Poland. The workshop marked an important step towards establishing long-term scientific and technical cooperation between the two institutions.

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The greatest cosmic movie ever made: Vera C. Rubin Observatory starts the Legacy Survey of Space and Time

The greatest cosmic movie ever made: Vera C. Rubin Observatory starts the Legacy Survey of Space and Time

A new era of astronomy and astrophysics begins, as the NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory launches LSST, the most comprehensive cinematic record of the Universe. The initiative involves a Polish consortium composed of eight institutions, led by the National Centre for Nuclear Research.

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A Winning Path to Exoplanets

Divyansh Srivastava, a doctoral student at Academia Scientiarum Thoruniensis NCU, has won ExoHack IV, a machine learning competition organised in preparation for the European Space Agency's upcoming Ariel space telescope mission.

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Honours for outstanding individuals

On 19 February, during the University Day celebrations, special university honours were awarded: Convallaria Coperniacana and Laurus Aesculapii. Dr Cecylia Iwaniszewska and prof. dr habil. Ryszard Oliński received them for their outstanding contribution to the development of science and our university.

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A fast radio burst with the exact address

An international team of astronomers, including scientists from the NCU Institute of Astronomy has precisely located the multiple source of fast radio bursts. The radio telescope at the Astronomical Observatory in Piwnice played an important role in the research.

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