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Roelin Prize for Olaf Fischer

September 17, 2021

Olaf Fischer of Haus der Astronomie is the 2021 recipient of the Hanno and Ruth Roelin Prize for Science Outreach. The prize, which is awarded every two years by the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy… more

Astronomers make first clear detection of a moon-forming disk around an exoplanet

July 22, 2021

Young, still growing Jupiter-like exoplanet surrounded by material with enough mass to form three Earth moons more

Star formation in nearby galaxies under the magnifying glass

July 16, 2021

New high-resolution observations obtained with ESO’s MUSE instrument complement the PHANGS project’s data collection more

Asteroids are born big – and here is why!

April 08, 2021

Why do asteroids in the solar system have the sizes we observe? Two researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy have found an answer to that fundamental question: For the birth planets and… more

Celebrating two decades of SPHERE challenges and achievements

March 09, 2021

Reaching new heights with 100 consortium publications including the early exoplanet demographics release. more

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