![Ken Freeman, Duffield Professor of Astronomy in the Research School of Astronomy & Astrophysics at Mount Stromlo Observatory of the Australian National University in Canberra. Credit: Gemini. Ken Freeman, Duffield Professor of Astronomy in the Research School of Astronomy & Astrophysics at Mount Stromlo Observatory of the Australian National University in Canberra. Credit: Gemini.](/sites/default/files/styles/crop_square_2_2_to_320px/public/images/news/prensa560_671.jpg?itok=8KV7_zC2)
Ken Freeman is interested in the forces that govern galaxies and how the latter manage to accumulate in different shapes and sizes. He is particularly intrigued by dark matter and was indeed one of the key players in drawing attention to its presence around galaxies like the Milky Way. An enthusiastic naked-eye observer of the sky, he is a great admirer of the Magellanic Clouds from "down under". As well as being an active figure in international astronomy, Freeman is a professor at the Astronomical and Astrophysical Research School at Mount Stromlo Observatory of the National University of
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