Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics (IAA)

Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB)



Darkness Night / Saturday October 15, 2011

Research interests

Our research interests cover various fields, among which nucleosynthesis, nuclear astrophysics, stellar evolution and chemical composition, binary stars, neutron stars...

Publications

Latest research papers of the IAA staff members referenced in

For the publications of the post-docs and PhD students, see our Staff webpage

For ULB students

Astronomy in Belgium

Open Astronomy Courses

For students from ULB and abroad


Recent PhD theses


Latest news

The cosmic site where the heaviest chemical elements such as lead or gold are formed is likely to be identified...



  • [3/7/2011] A prize from the international Wernaers fund for research and public outreach (FNRS) goes to 3 researchers (A. Jorissen, D. Pourbaix, S. Van Eck) from IAA-ULB.

New image reveals vast nebula around famous supergiant star...



  • [6/6/2011] Nicolas Chamel honoured by the Adolphe Wetrems prize 2011 for Mathematical and Physical Sciences from the Royal Academy of Belgium for his study of extreme conditions in the interiors of supernovae and neutron stars

New observations at far-infrared wavelengths with the PACS instrument on board the Herschel Space Observatory reveal arc-like structures in the expelled matter of Mira...




Astronomical dome

The dome will re-open from 7 PM on Wednesday Oct 3 when the sky is clear. An answering machine (02 6503098) informs you from 5 PM on Wednesday whether the dome will be open on that evening

Building D, 11th floor, Avenue Depage, 1050 Bruxelles

Open Astronomy Courses

Wednesdays from 6 to 7pm, Lecture room H1309, Solbosch Campus
Agenda available here