The Polish Fireball Network (PFN) has observed enhanced activity of Southern Taurid meteor shower in 2005 … more Bright Taurid fireballs»
BRIght Target Explorer (BRITE) Constellation is the first nanosatellite mission applied to astrophysicalresearch. The BRITE … more BRITE-Constellation: First Scientific Results»
The Andromeda II dwarf galaxy is a companion of M31, one of a few tens of … more The structure of Andromeda II»
Black holes in active galaxies not only swallow matter, but they can also spurt it with … more Blazar sequence revealed in optical polarization»
Polish Ministry of Development has supported project lead by Maciej Konacki of N. Copernicus Center in … more 1.5 m robotic telescope for Space Situational Awarness system»
The LIGO Scientific Collaboration and the Virgo collaboration identify a second gravitational wave event in the … more GRAVITATIONAL WAVES DETECTED FROM SECOND PAIR OF COLLIDING BLACK HOLES »
UVSat is a scientific astronomical observatory mini-satellite carrying a telescopes observing in the ultraviolet (200-300nm,UV), that … more Astronomical Observatory Ultraviolet Satellite - UVSat»
The discovery of ultraluminous X-ray sources (ULX) and the growing evidence that they contain compact objects … more The slimming effect of advection on black-hole accretion flows»
Ultraluminous X–ray sources (ULXs) have apparent luminosities above 1039 erg/s, which corresponds to the Eddington … more Ultraluminous X-ray pulsar»