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Mapping the Universe with 4MOST
During the coming five years, Nicolaus Copernicus University (NCU) astronomers and colleagues at other Polish institutes will survey millions of stars in our Galaxy, the Milky Way, and millions of galaxies at distances from us of up to about a quarter of the way to the edge of the observable Universe. They will do this together with other astronomers from around Europe and Australia using the 4-metre Multi-Object Spectroscopy Telescope (4MOST).
The Polish 4MOST consortium, led by NCU and including the Center for Theoretical Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center of the Polish Academy of Sciences, and the National Centre for Nuclear Research, has been awarded a grant of 1.86 million złotys by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education (MNiSW) for this project (grant 2026/WK/06).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.