2022
Ein Weltraumteleskop bitte – aber nachhaltig, wenn es geht
Daniel Angerhausen ist überzeugt, dass Grundlagenforschung gerade in der aktuellen Krise unverzichtbar ist. Trotzdem fragt er sich, ob man die Idee der Nachhaltigkeit nicht auch in die unendlichen Weiten des Alls ausdehnen sollte.
First light of ERIS at the Very Large Telescope
ERIS, the Enhanced Resolution Imager and Spectrograph, is the newest infrared instrument installed at the Very Large Telescope in Paranal, Chile. After about a year of commissioning where the instrument was installed and calibrated, ERIS has finally captured its first image: a stunning view of the inner ring of the galaxy NGC 1097 located 45 million light-years away from Earth.
Partial solar eclipse of 2022
The phenomenon was also visible from Switzerland - We will have to wait four years to witness the next partial eclipse.