Articles from category Astronomy

Prof. Andrzej Udalski. Photo: Vadym Shchukin

Research University: Five questions for astronomer Professor Andrzej Udalski

Planets that orbit no star, drifting alone through the Milky Way. Free-floating black holes that cannot be seen, but are detected through the light of distant stars. And Dziewanna –…

Where do the Polish astronomers work? The signpost points the way. The Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment (OGLE), a project led by the University of Warsaw, uses a telescope at Las Campanas Observatory in Chile. Photo: Ewa Zegler-Poleska

University of Warsaw scientists discover unknown cosmic objects: What was lurking in the Magellanic Clouds

Do we only encounter X-rays when we break a bone? Hardly. Far more common than we might think, they’re abundant throughout space. Beyond their medical use, X-rays are a powerful…

Roman is a breakthrough – and Polish scientists are part of the mission: What will they study and how?

We already know of about 6,000 planets orbiting stars beyond our Sun. The Roman Space Telescope, which is scheduled to launch as early as fall 2026, is expected to significantly…