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: NASA, Pablo Garcia

Post-doctoral fellow position

30 October 2025 The astronomical observatory of Strasbourg (ObAS), in conjunction with the Interdisciplinary Thematic Institute IRMIA++ (Research in Mathematics,...

An Exceptional Einstein Cross Reveals Hidden Dark Matter

16 September 2025 An international team of astronomers, including Diana Ismail from Strasbourg astronomical observatory, has observed a galaxy in the early...

IXPE explores Black Hole's Jet

6 May 2025 The Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE), a NASA mission in collaboration with the Space Italian Agency (ASI), has resolved a fundamental...

Star cluster mergers in dwarf galaxies

9 April 2025 A recent study, led by Dr. Mélina Poulain from the University of Oulu, reports the first direct observation of merging star ...

Seminars & meetings

14 November 2025

Séminaire - Silvia Martocchia (LAM)

"The VESTIGE survey: reconstructing the star formation history of massive early-type galaxies through their UV and Halpha emission"Galaxies undergo...

21 November 2025

Séminaire - Mélina Poulain (Oulu university)

"HST observations of nuclear star clusters in 41 MATLAS dwarf galaxies: properties and implications in terms of formation scenario" Debated for...

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XMM-Newton_spacecraft_model: XMM/ESA