Press releases about my work and related stuff
Press releases, national and international news & press features (selection)
Linking dwarf galaxies to halo building blocks with the most metal-poor star in Sculptor, to appear in Nature, March 4
Press material and pictures
Discovery of HE 1523-0901, a Strongly r-Process-enhanced Metal-poor Star with Detected Uranium
Texas Astronomer Finds Six 'Cosmic Clocks' in Star Born Soon After Big Bang
Press release from McDonald Observatory
A Galactic Fossil
ESO press release
Astronomers find a star from the dawn of time
Mt Stromlo Observatory News of the Month
Oldest star by far
New Scientist
Ancient Star Is Nearly as Old as Universe
National Geographic
Ancient star in Milky Way is nearly as old as the universe
USA today
Galactic fossil is 13.2 billion years old
ABC Australia
How old is it?
Professor Astronomy blog
Spying on the oldest stars in the Universe
Nature News
Star found, older than Abe Vigoda
Discover Magazine
Inside The Oldest Known Star
Discover Magazine
More press can be found here:
HE 1523-0901 - an r-process enhanced metal-poor star with the best U detection
Discovery of HE 1327-2326, the most iron-poor star in the galaxy
A star is born - and it may be the first
ANU press release
Discovery of the Most Metal-deficient Star Ever Found: Studying Nucleosynthesis Signatures of the First Stars
NAOJ press release
The First Stars in the Universe
Subaru telescope highlights
Relic star poses cosmic puzzles
BBC
More press can be found here:
HE 1327-2326 - the most iron-poor star yet known
Info on my stars
Wikipedia entry: HE 1523-0901
Nice astrophotography of HE1523-0901 (by Anthony Ayiomamitis)
Wikipedia entry: HE1327-2326
Internet Encyclopedia of Science: HE1327-2326
About me
Anna Frebel Wins Annie Jump Cannon Award
CfA News Feature
Astronomers Honored for Excellence in Research, Education & Writing
AAS announcement
Congratulations Anna!
Professor Astronomy blog
Astronomers Honored for Excellence in Research, Education & Writing
Spaceref.com
Anna Frebel Wins Ludwig-Biermann Prize
CfA News Feature
Preisgekrönte Astronomen & historische Beobachtungen
KOSMOlogs (in German)
Good luck Anna!
Professor Astronomy blog
Interview as Clay fellow
SAO
What Are Astronomers Doing?
McDonald Observatory
About stuff I do
Die ältesten Sterne im Universum und die chemische Entwicklung unserer Galaxie vom Urknall bis heute
XLab science festival talk abstract (in German)
Auf der Spur der Sterngreise
Abstract of the Spektrum der Wissenschaft article (in German)
last updated: OctoberJanuary 2010