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Mario Flock, scientific group leader in the Department of Planet- and Star Formation (PSF) at the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy (MPIA) in Heidelberg, has been awarded one of the prestigious Consolidator Grants of the European Research Council (ERC) worth 2.13 million euros. The scientific aim of the project is to understand the growth process of young planets with the help of simulations and to make specific predictions for observations.
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In 2024, three scientists were again awarded the Ernst Patzer Prize for the support of young scientists. The award ceremony took place on November 29 during the traditional ceremonial colloquium at the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy (MPIA) in Heidelberg. The awardees are Maximilian Häberle (MPIA), Jose Eduardo Mendez-Delgado (ARI/ZAH) and Brooke Polak (ITA/ZAH). more

Construction work on a new, state-of-the-art extension building for the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy (MPIA) began today, November 13, 2024, with a ground-breaking ceremony attended by prominent guests such as Heidelberg's Lord Mayor Eckart Würzner. Over the next two years, the world-renowned research institute on Heidelberg's Königstuhl will not only receive additional office space and laboratories, but also a new canteen area. more

Kick-off for the PRIMA space telescope concept study more

Euclid reveals the first deep view into the cosmos, spanning an area of 500 full moons in the sky more