Topic: research

Career conference „To new hights with a PhD degree!“
On 16 May, the Estonian Doctoral School Career Conference will be held in Tallinn to discuss the value of doctoral studies and the career prospects of doctoral students. All Estonian doctoral students and those interested in doctoral studies are welcome to attend.
Ave Ansper-Toomsalu defended her Doctoral Thesis "Synergy of Earth Observation data to advance monitoring of optically complex waters"
On 29 May Ave Ansper-Toomsalu defended her doctoral thesis in Environmental Technology "Synergy of Earth Observation data to advance monitoring of optically complex waters".
02. May 2024 research
EXOHOST Seminar: Prof. Sara Seager "Planetary Atmospheres and the Search for Signs of Life Beyond Earth"
Join us for a captivating EXOHOST seminar featuring Professor Sara Seager, a leading authority on exoplanets and our very own EXOHOST advisory board member!
25. March 2024 research
On 27 March, Tartu Observatory will hold a scientific conference
Each scientific department will present four presentations within an hour on outstanding topics from the past year.
13. March 2024 research
4-year PhD position in space research and technology: Retrieval of leaf angle distribution information from multi-angle remote sensing data
This doctoral thesis will devise, test, and implement a novel methodology exploiting multi-angle sensors to retrieve leaf angle distribution (LAD).
05. March 2024 research
Metal scar found on cannibal star
When a star like our Sun reaches the end of its life, it can ingest the surrounding planets and asteroids that were born with it. Researchers have found a unique signature of this process for the first time — a scar imprinted on the surface of a white dwarf star.
27. February 2024 research
Einasto Supercluster: the new heavyweight contender in the universe
An international team of scientists led by astronomers from Tartu Observatory of the University of Tartu has discovered many superclusters in the universe, with the most prominent among them named the ‘Einasto Supercluster’ in honour of Prof. Jaan Einasto, a pioneering figure in the field, who will celebrate his 95th birthday on 23 February.
19. February 2024 research
At the Barlova Science Night, Jaan Einasto will talk about his journey of becoming a scientist
Jaan Einasto will share his memories of becoming a world-famous scientist through pictures.
12. February 2024 research
Lopsided galaxies shed light on the speed of dark matter
Astronomers at the University of Tartu Observatory figured out how to measure the speed of dark matter.
15. January 2024 research
Galaxy groups and clusters do not differ just in the number of galaxies
Led by Maret Einasto, astronomers at Tartu Observatory of the University of Tartu decided to look into that and discovered even more differences between groups and clusters. 
12. January 2024 research