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Astrophysicist and science communicator at the Cosmic Dawn Center, University of Copenhagen.

My research focuses on galaxy modeling and (Lyman α) radiative transfer.

I use Fortran for the heavy stuff, and Python for everything else.

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Is there a better explanation of this picture showing the very distant star "Earendel"?
Apr 3, 2022
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Why doesn't the moon twinkle?
Mar 9, 2016
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Why are the Pillars of Creation pillar-shaped?
Oct 25, 2022
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How do we have photos of galaxies so far away?
Sep 10, 2017
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Does the sun cross other spiral arms in its movement around the galaxy's center?
Nov 12, 2019
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Why does the alignment evaluation image from JWST look like this?
Mar 17, 2022
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Is lithium considered a metal in astronomy?
Oct 27, 2020
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Does the Milky Way move through space?
Sep 12, 2017
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How far apart are stars in a binary system?
Dec 4, 2019
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How much larger will the "observable by us" universe be when JWST becomes operational?
Apr 2, 2022
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Simple check for the global shape of the Earth
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What is the speed of sound in space?
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Why does moving through time not require energy?
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Why is the detection of gravitational waves so significant?
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Can anything be seen from the center of the Boötes void? How dark would it be?