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Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, GarchingPhone: +49 89 30000-3980
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Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, GarchingPhone: +49 89 30000-3271
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Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics
85748 Garching
Fax: +49 89 30000-3569
The name suggests a very broad field: The Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics. And indeed, the researchers in Garching do study all sorts of objects outside the Earth – but they do set priorities. They investigate our Milky Way, and discovered a few years ago that its centre harbours a gigantic black hole. They study the physics and dynamics of the interstellar matter and the development of galaxies; they observe gamma bursts in the distant Universe and refine the theory of complex plasmas. What’s special: the scientists use the full range of the electromagnetic spectrum, working both with telescopes for visible and infrared light and with satellites that observe the Universe in X-rays or gamma-rays. The Institute develops sophisticated instruments and cameras for these observatories to provide new insights into the “extraterrestrial world”.
Directors / Research Focus
- Ralf Bender (Optical and interpretive astronomy)
- Reinhard Genzel (Infrared and sub-millimetre astronomy)
- Gregor Morfill (Theory and complex plasmas)
- Kirpal Nandra (High-energy astrophysics)
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