On 30 June 2026, Mikołaj Sabat gave a public lecture entitled “Did Comets and Asteroids Bring Water to Earth?” as part of the International Asteroid Day pop-science event at the Jagiellonian University. The talk offered a broad and accessible overview of what we currently know about the origin of Earth’s Read more
On 2 June 2026, Mikołaj Sabat was a special guest at the opening of the fourth edition of the international art-and-science project SPACE ART, held at Jaga Hupało Space of Creation in Warsaw. In conversation with Katarzyna Korus, he spoke about the scientific goals of HYADES, the mission’s distinctive character, Read more
Rector of the Jagiellonian University announces a selection procedure for the position of a Senior Physicist Group of employees: Technical and engineering staff JU organisational unit: Department of Stellar and Extragalactic Astronomy Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Observatory Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science Number of posts: 1 Type of Read more
Rector of the Jagiellonian University announces a selection procedure for the position of a Senior Astronomer Group of employees: Technical and engineering staff JU organisational unit: Department of Stellar and Extragalactic Astronomy Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Observatory Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science Number of posts: 4 Type of employment: Read more
Rector of the Jagiellonian University announces a selection procedure for the position of an University Professor Group of employees: Research staff JU organisational unit: Department of Photonics Marian Smoluchowski Institute of Physics Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science Field of science: Natural sciences Discipline: Physical sciences Scope: Experimental Read more
Rector of the Jagiellonian University announces a selection procedure for the position of an Assistant Professor Group of employees: Research staff JU organisational unit: Department of Photonics Marian Smoluchowski Institute of Physics Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science Field of science: Natural sciences Discipline: Physical sciences Scope: Experimental Read more
For a few days, we stepped away from our daily routines and gathered in Kościelisko, where the HYADES Workshop 2025 took place in the shadow of the Tatra Mountains. Under one roof and in an atmosphere that felt almost like family, the entire mission team – joined by invited guests Read more
On June 9, the Student Laudation Gala took place, during which the student community of the Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science at Jagiellonian University honored individuals particularly distinguished in the academic environment. We are extremely proud that in the Student Mentor category, the award went to Dr. Read more
The HYADES team would like to express its sincere gratitude to BitComputer for providing a storage and computing server specifically configured to meet the demands of high-performance astronomical computations. The server was purchased in 2024 under the NCN Sonata BIS grant (no. 2016/22/E/ST9/00109) and was adapted for the HYADES mission Read more
From 10 to 15 February, the HYADES mission team carried out the first experimental tests at the Solaris synchrotron, focusing on characterizing the transmission properties of the gas filter prototype—one of the most innovative components of the HYADES space telescope, currently being developed at Jagiellonian University. The experiment utilized the Read more