Videos featuring the MPIA directors

On this page you will find videos of and with our directors.

The Max Planck Institute for Astronomy introduces itself

The Max Planck Institute for Astronomy in Heidelberg is one of about 80 institutes of the Max Planck Society. Here, scientists use computer simulations and observations to investigate the formation of planets and stars, study the structure of our… more

Latest Thinking

Latest Thinking

February 02, 2017

Interviews with the directors Thomas Henning and Hans-Walter Rix. more

MPIA's Role in the Euclid Mission

MPIA's Role in the Euclid Mission

Video June 30, 2023

This video introduces the team at MPIA working on Euclid, an ESA mission designed to explore the composition and evolution of the dark universe. This space telescope is set to launch on 1 July 2023 at 17:11 h CEST from Cape Canaveral using a SpaceX… more

Our biggest eye in space: Thomas Henning

The James Webb Space Telescope allows us to see what kind of molecules exist in the regions where planets are forming, and offers an insight into how the building-blocks for complex organic molecules arrived on Earth. MPIA director Thomas Henning… more

Our biggest eye in space: Laura Kreidberg

The James Webb Space Telescope allows us to characterize the atmospheres of distant exoplanets like never before - including the seven rocky planets orbiting red dwarf star TRAPPIST-1. In this video, MPIA director Laura Kreidberg describes the some… more

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