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Binary stars are well known to astrophysicists. One stellar double-act in particular has drawn their attention, as part of the X-ray radiation that binary star systems usually emit is missing, and the x-rays it did emit seemed to have strange properties. A research team led by FAU observed a binary star system using X-ray satellites to find some answers. Continue

FAU remains among the top 200 universities in the world according this years’ THE rankings which have just been published. FAU ranked 198 of over 1500 universities internationally. Continue

In an interview, Prof. Dr. Peter Dabrock explains the work of the German Ethics Council and the challenges he faced during his time as chairman. Continue