Asteroseismology

The list of open PhD thesis projects will be of interest to students considering to apply to the Solar System School. more

In the "Solar and Stellar Interiors" department, Laurent Gizon, Jesper Schou, Aaron Birch, Robert Cameron and others offer PhD projects in solar physics and astrophysics. Helioseismology and asteroseismology are used as important tools to study the oscillating Sun and stars. more

About eight percent of red giants are covered by sunspot-like, dark areas. These stars rotate faster than others of their kind. more

The planet-hunting and asteroseismology space mission PLATO will search for habitable planets and precisely determine the radii, masses, and ages of many thousands of planetary systems. more

A group of red giants discovered four years ago seems to be old and young at the same time. Scientists now prove that they are indeed old – and a result of star mergers. more