News
News from the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy. Browse through our news, articles, podcasts, and videos. Depending on your interest, you can filter contents separately according to categories or keywords. In addition, you will find our events and information offers for students and teachers.
Hubert Klahr, head of the Theoretical Astrophysics working group in the Planet and Star Formation (PSF) department at the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy in Heidelberg, has been awarded one of the…
more
Astronomers identify the origins of a galactic wind caused by intense star formation and fireworks of supernova explosions.
more
Astronomers have identified what could be two of the Milky Way’s earliest building blocks: Named “Shakti” and “Shiva”, these appear to be the remnants of two galaxies that merged between 12 and 13…
more
Simulations provide a potential explanation for the mysterious gap in the size distribution of super-Earths.
more
A few days ago, the optical bench of the Relay Optics was completed as a central component for the high-tech instrument MICADO. This is an important milestone, as MICADO is one of only four large…
more
Show more
For separate access to science releases and news items, and for access to older versions, please use the menu on the left.
