“The Best that Can Be Reached”: an Argentine Galaxy Specialist Was Awarded the “Nobel” of Astrophysics
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Born in Bahía Blanca and formed at the University of La Plata, Amina Helmi was awarded for having discovered fossil evidence of how the Milky Way was built.
Amina Helmi, a 56-year-old silver astronomer at the University of La Plata, was awarded the Kavli Prize for Astrophysics 2026 for demonstrating that the Milky Way grew by absorbing smaller galaxies.
Amina Helmi received the Kavli Prize for Astrophysics 2026 for demonstrating that the Milky Way grew by absorbing smaller galaxies. Read more
The Bahian researcher, trained at the National University of La Plata, was distinguished in Oslo for her contributions on the origin of the Milky Way and the galactic collisions.
Amina Halmi, an astronomer born in Bahía Blanca and a graduate of the National University of La Plata (UNLP), was established in the last hours as the first Argentine to receive the Kavli Prize of Astrophysics. The distinction was awarded for her research on the origin and nature of the Milky Way. The award, considered a sort of “Nobel” ...
The astronomer Amina Halmi, born in Bahía Blanca and graduated from the National University of La Plata (UNLP), became this week the first Argentine to receive the Kavli Prize for Astrophysics, one of the most important distinctions in the world. The award was awarded for her research on the origin and nature of the Milky Way. The award, considered a [...] La entrada An Argentine scientist was awarded the “Nobel” of astrophysics was first publis…
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