Strasbourg astronomical observatory - Observatoire astronomique de Strasbourg

Strasbourg astronomical Observatory is an Observatory providing services to the astronomical community, a faculty of the Strasbourg University (Unistra), and a mixed research unit from CNRS and Unistra. It is located on the historical campus of the University.

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Actus

Credits: ESA/Euclid/Euclid Consortium/NASA, image processing by J.-C. Cuillandre (CEA Paris-Saclay), G. Anselmi; CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO

How Supercomputers Are Rewriting the History of Globular Star Clusters

30 March 2026 An international team of researchers, led by Dr Paolo Bianchini (CNRS, Strasbourg Astronomical Observatory), has achieved a major breakthrough in...

A new perspective on galaxies

20 February 2026 A team of astronomers led by Lucie Correia just brought a new perspective on galaxies in the millimeter–centimeter range with archival data, in...

Appel à candidature pour les fonctions de directeur /directrice

13 February 2026 AppelCandidaturesTélécharger L’avis de vacance sera publié au Journal Officiel à la fin de l’été 2026 et précisera la date limite pour...

IXPE’s Longest Observation Solves Black Hole Jets Mystery

22 December 2025 An international team of astronomers using NASA’s IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer) has identified the origin of X-rays in a supermassive...

Seminars & meetings

5 June 2026

Séminaire - Janice Lee (Space Telescope Science Institut)

"Decoding Galaxies & Star Formation Feedback with 100,000 Star Clusters: PHANGS-HST & JWST today, the future with HWO" The PHANGS-HST...

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XMM-Newton_spacecraft_model: XMM/ESA