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30 March 2026

How Supercomputers Are Rewriting the History of Globular Star Clusters

An international team of researchers, led by Dr Paolo Bianchini (CNRS, Strasbourg Astronomical Observatory), has achieved a major breakthrough in our understanding of globular clusters—stellar systems almost as old as the Universe itself. Using state-of-the-art numerical simulations, the...

20 February 2026

A new perspective on galaxies

A team of astronomers led by Lucie Correia just brought a new perspective on galaxies in the millimeter–centimeter range with archival data, in a recent paper published in Astronomy and Astrophysics. The team has achieved a detailed characterization of how nearby galaxies emit light in the...

22 December 2025

IXPE’s Longest Observation Solves Black Hole Jets Mystery

An international team of astronomers using NASA’s IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer) has identified the origin of X-rays in a supermassive black hole’s jet, answering a question that has been unresolved since the earliest days of X-ray astronomy. Their findings are described in papers...

2 December 2025

Open Science Awards for Free Research Software for Aladin Lite

Aladin Lite is the recipient of the 2025 Open Science Award for Free Research Software in the Community category ! A well deserved recognition, beyond the astronomical community, of the Aladin team. More information : List of recipients for the 2025 awards on the Ministry...

30 October 2025

Post-doctoral fellow position

The astronomical observatory of Strasbourg (ObAS), in conjunction with the Interdisciplinary Thematic Institute IRMIA++ (Research in Mathematics, Interactions & Applications) of the Strasbourg University, is opening a post-doctoral fellowship position on any scientific topic covered by the...

16 September 2025

An Exceptional Einstein Cross Reveals Hidden Dark Matter

An international team of astronomers, including Diana Ismail from Strasbourg astronomical observatory, has observed a galaxy in the early universe that is gravitationally lensed into the rare form of an “Einstein Cross”, including a central fifth image. Using observations from...

6 May 2025

IXPE explores Black Hole’s Jet

The Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE), a NASA mission in collaboration with the Space Italian Agency (ASI), has resolved a fundamental question concerning the origin of X-rays in blazar jets. These supermassive black holes, whose relativistic jets are directed towards the Earth, are still...

9 April 2025

Star cluster mergers in dwarf galaxies

A recent study, led by Dr. Mélina Poulain from the University of Oulu, reports the first direct observation of merging star clusters in the nuclear region of dwarf galaxies. This detection confirms the feasibility of this formation route for nuclei in dwarf...

21 February 2025

SVOM development engineer position

The team working on the ground segment of the MXT camera for the French-Chinese SVOM missionmission has a vacancy for a Python DevOps developer.This contract, initially for 12 months, may be extended to 36 months.The skills required are: Python, Angular, Git, Docker.Knowledge of statistics and...