Published 20 October 2018 Three planetarium directors: Anna Arnadottir, Ingemar Lundström and Björn Stenholm. Following a donation by Carl O. Springer, Lund Observatory purchaised an optomechanical GOTO projector and started a Planetarium back in 1978. 40 years later there may not be much left of the original installation, but the planetarium is as popular as ever. The planetarium was first establ

https://www.astro.lu.se/article/lund-university-planetarium-celebrates-its-40-years - 2025-07-21

Published 10 March 2019 Anders Johansen, professor i astronomi, har tilldelas Göran Gustafssonpriset 2019 tillsammans med Kristian Pietras, professor i molekylär medicin. Båda får drygt fem miljoner kronor till sin forskning. Pressmeddelande från Kungliga Vetenskapsakademin

https://www.astro.lu.se/article/anders-johansen-has-been-awarded-goran-gustafssonpriset-physics-2019 - 2025-07-21

Published 26 October 2020 The American Astronomical Society's Division on Dynamical Astronomy (DDA) has awarded our friend and colleague professor Lennart Lindegren the 2020 Brouwer Award for his profound impact on the fields of astrometry and celestial mechanics.  Press release from the American Astronomical Association

https://www.astro.lu.se/article/lennart-lindegren-awarded-dirk-brouwer-carreer-award - 2025-07-21

Published 4 January 2021 The University pedagogical prize 2020 was awarded to Paul McMillan here at Lund Observatory. Press release from LUNA

https://www.astro.lu.se/article/paul-mcmillan-awarded-pedagogical-prize - 2025-07-21

Published 12 December 2020 Lund Observatory By the end of 2019 it emerged that there were work environment problems in the astronomy section of the Department of Astronomy and Theoretical Physics, also known as Lund Observatory. The then head of department had received a significant number of complaints from staff members about bullying and harassment. The Faculty of Science commissioned an outsid

https://www.astro.lu.se/article/work-environment-lund-observatory - 2025-07-21

Published 17 December 2019 Following a generous donation by the LMK foundation our new telescope was purchased and installed in the south-east dome.  Donors and senior astronomers were invited to a small inauguration ceremony where it was revealed that the telescope would be named "Anres Öga" (or 'the Eagle Eye') to honor professor emeritus Arne Ardeberg.

https://www.astro.lu.se/article/inauguration-new-telescope - 2025-07-21

Published 30 March 2021 At the end of March Lund Observatory together with the Department of Theoretical Physics moved its website to the Lund University web server. This move gives the Lund Observatory website a whole new look, many new functionalities and enables us to comply with the guidelines of the Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI). If you are no longer able find important content on our we

https://www.astro.lu.se/article/new-website-launched - 2025-07-21

By linn [at] astro [dot] lu [dot] se (Linn Eriksson) - published 26 May 2021 We congratulate our friend and colleague Anders Johansen who was recently elected new member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in the class for astronomy and space sciences.  Press release from the Royal Swedish Academy (in Swedish)

https://www.astro.lu.se/article/anders-johansen-elected-new-member-royal-swedish-academy-science - 2025-07-21

Published 1 September 2021 Oscar Agertz and his team of astronomers have been simulating galactic formation and evolution.  This is something Lund University has been covering in one of their latest press releases. Read the whole story on the LU news site

https://www.astro.lu.se/article/vintergatan-simulations-gets-some-well-deserved-attention - 2025-07-21

Published 1 October 2021 Big congratulations to Nils, who has just been promoted to Professor at the Department for Astronomy and Theoretical Physics.

https://www.astro.lu.se/article/nils-ryde-promoted-professor - 2025-07-21

By emelie [dot] frid [at] atp [dot] lu [dot] se (Emelie Frid) - published 25 October 2021 Today is the 20 year anniversary of the inauguration of our new building here at Sölvegatan 27.  We celebrated with cake!

https://www.astro.lu.se/article/cake-20-year-anniversary-astronomy-building - 2025-07-21

By emelie [dot] frid [at] atp [dot] lu [dot] se (Emelie Frid) - published 13 January 2022 Congratulations to our very own Michiel Lambrechts, who has received a starting grant from the European Research Council (ERC)! More information: https://erc.europa.eu/news/erc-2021-starting-grants-results 

https://www.astro.lu.se/article/erc-starting-grant-michiel-lambrechts - 2025-07-21

By emelie [dot] frid [at] atp [dot] lu [dot] se (Emelie Frid) - published 25 May 2022 Congratulations to Lennart Lindegren, Professor Emeritus of Lund Observatory, for being the shared recipient of the Shaw Price in Astronomy! Lennart shares the price with Michael Perryman, Adjunct Professor, School of Physics at University College Dublin, Ireland. The price was awarded for their lifetime contribu

https://www.astro.lu.se/article/lennart-lindegren-shared-recipient-shaw-price-astronomy - 2025-07-21

By anna [at] astro [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna S. Arnadottir) - published 5 December 2022 Congratulations to the Gaia team (and especially to the Lund Observatory members of the team) who will soon receive the 2023 Lancelot M. Berkeley - New York Community Trust Prize for Meritorious Work in Astronomy. The Berkeley Prize is awarded for highly meritorious work in advancing the science of astronomy.  In

https://www.astro.lu.se/article/berkeley-price-awarded-gaia-collaboration - 2025-07-21

By anna [at] astro [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna S. Arnadottir) - published 19 January 2023 Every seat in Lundmarkssalen was full, and around 50 additional visitors followed on zoom, as NASA astronaut Jim Pawelczyk gave his talk on Monday afternoon. Jim Pawelczyk is not only a NASA astronaut but also an associate professor of physiology and kinesiology at PennState University studying the effects of mic

https://www.astro.lu.se/article/nasa-astronaut-jim-pawelczyk-visits-lund-university - 2025-07-21

Published 26 April 2023 In a recent paper, Nicholas Borsato, along with collaborators Jens Hoeijmakers, Bibiana Prinoth, Brian Thorsbro, and Rebecca Forsberg, provides insightful research on the complex atmospheric composition of the exoplanet KELT-9b. The team captured the exoplanet's spectra during transit, revealing numerous elements within its atmosphere. This study not only verifies the prese

https://www.astro.lu.se/article/terbium-among-heavy-elements-discovered-atmosphere-exoplanet-kelt-9b - 2025-07-21

By therese [dot] ek [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Therese Ek) - published 13 September 2022 Thomas Pugh, principal investigator at BECC and researcher at MERGE, is one of the researchers behind a new study that is published in Science. In the study, the researchers compared results from three major modeling approaches that provide information on different aspects of risk on the impact of climate cha

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/climate-risk-analysis-earths-forests-21st-century - 2025-07-21

Published 15 September 2022 Wild bees that ingest the neonicotinoid clothianidin when they feed from nectar of rapeseed flowers grown from clothianidin-coated seeds, become lethargic. In addition, strawberries pollinated by these bees become smaller. These are the results of a study conducted by three BECC researchers at Lund University. Wild and managed bees are important providers of pollination

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/smaller-strawberries-after-pollination-red-mason-bees-have-ingested-neonicotinoid-clothianidin - 2025-07-21

By therese [dot] ek [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Therese Ek) - published 16 September 2022 Image: IStock Tree-planting has been widely seen as an effective way of binding carbon as carbon dioxide levels rise in the atmosphere. But now, BECC researcher Louise C Andresen among others, are warning that forests on nutrient-poor land won’t be an additional carbon sink in the long term. As forests age, t

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/planting-trees-not-always-effective-way-binding-carbon-dioxide - 2025-07-21

By therese [dot] ek [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Therese Ek) - published 21 September 2022 China has suffered an extreme heat wave this summer and the Yangtze River has been completely dried up in parts. This is the topic of a new episode of the Swedish podcast Kinapodden with BECC-researcher Deliang Chen as one of the guests. China has suffered an extreme heat wave this summer. The Yangtze River h

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/becc-researcher-deliang-chen-guests-kinapodden-talk-about-drought-along-yangtze-river - 2025-07-21