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Maximilian Häberle has been awarded the PhD Prize in the field of “Fundamental Astronomy” by the International Astronomical Union (IAU). Like the MPG recently, the IAU recognizes his doctoral thesis on the confirmation of the existence of an intermediate-mass black hole in the Omega Centauri star cluster. more

Maximilian Häberle has been awarded the Otto Hahn Medal by the Max Planck Society (MPG). With this honor, the MPG recognizes his doctoral thesis, which confirms the existence of a medium-mass black hole in the Omega Centauri star cluster. more

Astronomers find variations between the morning and the evening conditions of an ultra-hot exoplanet. more

The Gruber Foundation announces the recipients of the 2026 Gruber Cosmology Award. more

Webb observations constrain the properties of a rocky exoplanet’s hot crust more