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A look back at a year of research with many highlights more

Astronomers have repeatedly observed events near a distant star that mirror processes from the early solar system’s planet-forming era. more

Paul Mollière, leader of the independent research group on exoplanet atmospheric modeling and retrieval in Laura Kreidberg's "Astrophysics of Exoplanets" department at the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy (MPIA) in Heidelberg has been awarded one of the highly coveted and lucrative grants from the European Research Council (ERC). His project, entitled "From photons to storms: Revealing the 3D structure of giant exoplanet atmospheres," will be funded by an ERC Consolidator Grant worth almost 2 million euros. more

Images of dust around distant exoplanets provide a glimpse of asteroids and comets in other solar systems more

In keeping with tradition, three scientists were once again awarded the Ernst Patzer Prize for the support of young scientists this year. Michael Cecil (MPIA), Elisa Schoesser (ZAH) and Xiangyu Zhang (MPIA) were honored at the award ceremony on November 28 as part of a festive colloquium at the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy (MPIA). more