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The stability of sunspots: 400-year-old mystery now solved by astrophysicists at the Freiburg Institute of Solar Physics (KIS)

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Sunspots are the most striking phenomenon of the solar magnetic field. After the invention of the telescope early in the 17th century, the Italian…

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Researcher at the Freiburg Institute of Solar Physics (KIS) receives ERC Advanced Grant

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The European Research Council (ERC) has honoured the outstanding research of PD Dr Petri Käpylä with an ERC Advanced Grant for the NeoCon project. The…

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Congratulations!

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Habilitation Dr. Käpylä

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Measurement setup of the first FPI. Credits: KIS

First solar observations with unique instrument at the world's largest solar telescope

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The Institut für Sonnenphysik (KIS) located in Freiburg Germany has installed a high-precision measuring instrument for the world's largest solar…

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