Niels Bohr Institute

The University of Copenhagen will lead Denmark’s first lunar mission. The mission aims to map the Moon’s surface in unprecedented detail to make it safer to land on the Moon and construct bases in the future.

THE MÁNI MISSION:

Danish-led space mission to map the lunar surface

Professor Darach Watson of the Cosmic Dawn Center at the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, is among six leading European scientists recognized with the inaugural Into Change Award, one of Europe’s largest research prizes, awarded by the Danish Ministry of Higher Education and Science.

Into Change Award for uncovering the cosmic origin of heavy elements

This week, two researchers from the Niels Bohr Institute, Assistant Professor Sarah Pearson and affiliated Associate Professor Jácome (Jay) Armas, participated in an inspiring collaboration between art and science.

GRØNNINGEN 2025 EXHIBITION:

NBI Scientists Contribute to New Eske Kath Artwork for Grønningen 2025 Exhibition

Physics at the University of Copenhagen

At the Niels Bohr Institute at the University of Copenhagen, we research and teach within a broad spectrum of physics areas: Quantum computers and quantum communication, astrophysics, particle physics, computational physics, solid state physics, climate and geophysics and biophysics.

Research facilities

With us, you get access to a wide range of advanced equipment in bio- and quantum technology, supercomputers, workshops in both electronics and mechanics as well as special laboratory facilities that are necessary to support the research process. Our astrophysicists have observation time on the largest telescopes, e.g. James Webb Space Telescope.

Research news

Quantum computing:

The anomalous metal – new light on the strange behavior of quantum fluctuations between competing states of matter

Researchers at the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, steered very thin conductors fro…

Largest collision ever recorded:

Colossal Collisions in Space send Shockwaves through the Universe: Gravitational waves break records with new observations

Gravitational waves shake the very fabric of the universe when black holes collide. Today we measur…

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Danish-led space mission to map the lunar surface

The University of Copenhagen will lead Denmark’s first lunar mission. The mission aims to map the…

International collaboration honored with prestigious Into Change Award for uncovering the cosmic origin of heavy elements

Professor Darach Watson of the Cosmic Dawn Center at the Niels Bohr Institute, University of…

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