Amina Helmi, born on 6 October 1970, is an Argentine astronomer and professor at the Kapteyn Astronomical Institute at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. She is a 2026 Kavli Prize in Astrophysics laureate, shared with Vasily Belokurov and Rodrigo Ibata, for uncovering the fossil evidence of past mergers proving that the Milky Way galaxy was built through hierarchical accretion.
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BirthplaceBahia Blanca, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina 1 In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Argentina, nationality there.
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1. Amina Helmi - Wikipedia
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1970-09-06
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Bah?a Blanca, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
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Amina Helmi (6 October 1970) is an Argentine astronomer and professor
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Astronomy
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