Robert Cumming

Communications Officer at Onsala Space Observatory

Robert Cumming is responsible for outreach and public engagement at Onsala Space Observatory. He takes care of enquiries from media and members of the public, and helps coordinate guided tours, public open days and other events.

Robert Cumming is the International astronomical union IAU's national outreach coordinator for Sweden.

Robert has carried out research on stellar and gas motions in star-forming galaxies, and on supernovae and their circumstellar environments.

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Publications (36)
Projects (2)

Showing 36 publications

2024

Why every observatory needs a disco ball

Robert Cumming, Alexander Pietrow, Livia Pietrow et al

Physics Education. Vol. 59 (2)

Journal article

2024

Solar Disco: Using a Disco Ball for Eclipse Projection and Public Outreach

Valerie Rapson, Alexander Pietrow, Robert Cumming et al

Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. Vol. 56 (3)

Journal article

2023

Fem saker att göra på Onsala rymdobservatorium

Robert Cumming

LMNT-Nytt. Vol. 2022 (3), p. 12-13

Magazine article

Show project

2023

Quest-driven exploration of interactive installations in science centres

Josef Wideström, Robert Cumming, Carolina Larsson et al

Educational Technology Research and Development, p. 7040-7046

Paper in proceeding

2021

Astronomins dag och natt

Robert Cumming

Universum på glänt - Hundra år av svensk astronomi, p. 241-243

Book chapter

2021

Onsala rymdobservatorium

Robert Cumming

Universum på glänt - Hundra år av svensk astronomi, p. 288-291

Book chapter

2021

Radioteleskop för alla

Robert Cumming, Eskil Varenius, Jean Baptiste Jolly et al

Fysikaktuellt. Vol. 2021 (2), p. 5-7

Magazine article

Show project

2020

Mot bättre ljus och mörker Annika kämpar för klokare belysning

Robert Cumming

Populär Astronomi. Vol. 20 (2), p. 16-19

Magazine article

2019

Miora ser ljust på framtiden

Robert Cumming

Populär Astronomi. Vol. 19 (4), p. 16-19

Magazine article

2019

Lennart gör galaxens bästa möjliga mätningar

Robert Cumming

Populär Astronomi. Vol. 19 (1), p. 18-21

Magazine article

2018

Lyhörd rymdhistoriker

Robert Cumming

Populär Astronomi. Vol. 18 (3), p. 24-26

Magazine article

2017

Emil är redo för de små satelliternas revolution

Robert Cumming

Populär Astronomi. Vol. 17 (2), p. 38-40

Magazine article

2017

Hiranya Peiris leder in i astronomins nya tidsålder

Robert Cumming

Populär Astronomi. Vol. 17 (4), p. 22-25

Magazine article

2017

Sverige borde leda inom internationell rymdpolitik

Robert Cumming

Populär Astronomi. Vol. 17 (1), p. 38-40

Magazine article

2016

Johan Warell: forskande amatörastronom

Robert Cumming

Populär Astronomi. Vol. 16 (1), p. 36-39

Magazine article

2016

Gammaastronom i glasriket

Robert Cumming

Populär Astronomi. Vol. 16 (3), p. 22-24

Magazine article

2015

Vår man på Mars

Robert Cumming

Populär Astronomi. Vol. 15 (2), p. 30-33

Magazine article

2015

Kinematics of Haro 11: The miniature Antennae

G. Östlin, T. Marquart, Robert Cumming et al

Astronomy and Astrophysics. Vol. 583, p. A55-

Journal article

2014

The molecular gas reservoir of 6 low-metallicity galaxies from the Herschel Dwarf Galaxy Survey A ground-based follow-up survey of CO(1-0), CO(2-1), and CO(3-2)

D. Cormier, S. C. Madden, V. Lebouteiller et al

Astronomy and Astrophysics. Vol. 564

Journal article

2014

Eva har sikte på kometen

Robert Cumming

Populär Astronomi. Vol. 14 (3), p. 22-24

Magazine article

2013

Med ett öga för djurrikets astronomer

Robert Cumming

Populär Astronomi. Vol. 14 (1), p. 22-25

Magazine article

2013

A Radio Astronomical Star Party for those "On The Verge"

Eva Wirström, Robert Cumming

CAP Journal, Ed. S. Reed. Vol. 13, p. 6-8

Magazine article

2013

Karin lotsar in i en ny tid för Rymdsverige

Robert Cumming

Populär Astronomi. Vol. 14 (4), p. 22-24

Magazine article

2013

Deep multiband surface photometry on a sample of 24 blue compact galaxies II. A volumelimited sample of 21 emission line galaxies.

G. Micheva, G Östlin, E. Zackrisson et al

Astronomy and Astrophysics. Vol. 556, p. 10-

Journal article

2012

Årets största händelse

Robert Cumming

Populär Astronomi. Vol. 13 (2), p. 40-41

Magazine article

2012

Astronom på hög höjd

Robert Cumming

Populär Astronomi. Vol. 13 (3), p. 18-21

Magazine article

2012

Har du ramlat in i ett svart hål?

Katja Lindblom, Robert Cumming

Populär Astronomi. Vol. 13 (3), p. 22-24

Magazine article

2012

SN 2009kn - the twin of the Type IIn supernova 1994W

E. Kankare, M Ergon, F Bufano et al

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. Vol. 424 (2), p. 855-873

Journal article

2012

LOFAR ser universum på ett helt nytt sätt

Robert Cumming

Fysikaktuellt. Vol. 2012 (2), p. 12-13

Magazine article

2011

Byggplats: Vintergatan

Robert Cumming

Populär Astronomi. Vol. 11 (1), p. 34-37

Magazine article

2011

För rymden i riksdagen

Robert Cumming

Populär Astronomi. Vol. 12 (3), p. 22-23

Magazine article

2011

Kosmiskt strålande

Robert Cumming

Populär Astronomi. Vol. 12 (2), p. 34-36

Magazine article

2010

Super star clusters in Haro 11: properties of a very young starburst and evidence for a near-infrared flux excess

A. Adamo, G. Östlin, E. Zackrisson et al

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. Vol. 407 (2), p. 870-890

Journal article

2008

Stellar dynamics of blue compact galaxies. II. Further indications of a merger in ESO 338-IG04

Robert Cumming, K. Fathi, G. Östlin et al

Astronomy and Astrophysics. Vol. 479 (3), p. 725-733

Journal article

2007

Dynamical masses of two young globular clusters in the blue compact galaxy ESO 338-IG04

G. Östlin, Robert Cumming, N. Bergvall

Astronomy and Astrophysics. Vol. 461 (2), p. 471-483

Journal article

2004

The type IIn supernova 1994W: Evidence for the explosive ejection of a circumstellar envelope

N.N. Chugaǐ, S.I. Blinnikov, Robert Cumming et al

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. Vol. 352 (4), p. 1213-1231

Journal article

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Showing 2 research projects

2023–2024

Sharing a baseline: hands-on international radio astronomy pilot for kids

Robert Cumming Onsala Space Observatory

International Astronomical Union (IAU)

Joint Institute for VLBI in Europe (JIVE)

2020–2021

SALSA: radio telescope projects for years 6‐9 (högstadiet)

Robert Cumming Onsala Space Observatory

Swedish Research Council (VR)

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