Dr. A. Lobel
Royal Observatory of Belgium

News Releases

  1. Belgian astronomers help create the most detailed survey of our Milky Way

    2. Royal Observatory of Belgium Press Release Jun 2022

    Press Conference, ROB Planetarium, 13 June 2022


  2. The map of our Galaxy keeps getting better

    3. Royal Observatory of Belgium News Release Dec 2020


  3. Astronomers show how supergiant stars repeatedly cool and heat up

    4. Royal Observatory of Belgium Press Release Oct 2019


  4. Belgian astronomers help to compile the most detailed 3D map of our Galaxy ever made

    5. Royal Observatory of Belgium Press Release Apr 2018


  5. Mystery Yellow Hypergiant HR 5171 solved

    6. Royal Observatory of Belgium Press Release Dec 2015


  6. VLT Spots Largest Yellow Hypergiant Star

    7. European Southern Observatory Press Release Mar 2014


  7. Hypergiant star amazes for 30 years

    8. Royal Observatory of Belgium Press Release Nov 2012


  8. Hottest Stars in Delicate Embrace by Spiral Arms

    9. Royal Observatory of Belgium Press Release Dec 2008

    HD 64760 in the Media


  9. Storms of Hot and Cold Gas Rage in Betelgeuse's Turbulent Atmosphere

    10. American Astronomical Society Meeting Press Release of Jan 2004

    Harvard Univ. News

    Betelgeuse: Star in a Shell


  10. The Throes of a Hypergiant Star Facing Death: Rho Cassiopeiae's Monster Atmosphere Explodes Violently

    11. American Astronomical Society Meeting Press Release of Jan 2003

    AAS Press Conference Presentation and Animation

    The Rho Cas Millennium Outburst in the Media

    Harvard Univ. News


  11. Like a Human Heart: Betelgeuse's Chromosphere Beats Asymmetrically

    12. American Astronomical Society Meeting Press Release of Jan 2000

    Harvard Univ. News

    Chromospheric Dynamics of Betelgeuse from STIS Spectra by Alex Lobel