Astrophysics

An image of the the James Webb Space Telescope shows the oldest and coldest known exoplanet more

With 8200 solar masses, the black hole fills the evolutionary gap between stellar and supermassive black holes more

From the stratosphere, the balloon-borne solar observatory has a clear view of the sun more

Surprisingly unspectacular: Black hole already weighed over a billion solar masses in early universe despite average appetite  more

New scientific data from the Euclid Space Telescope reveals the mystery of the faint glow in the Perseus galaxy cluster more

High temperatures and extreme wind speeds influence the chemistry inside the planet’s atmosphere. more

The BepiColombo space probe measures carbon ions escaping from the atmosphere of Venus and thus helps to decipher the special development of Venus more

Magnetic fields spiral around the mass monster Sagittarius A* and form up for a restart more

First eROSITA sky-survey data release makes public the largest ever catalogue of high-energy cosmic sources more

Black hole at the centre of a galaxy in the early universe received less mass influx than expected more

Many publications by Max Planck scientists in 2023 were of great social relevance or met with a great media response. We have selected 12 articles to present you with an overview of some noteworthy research of the year more

The Euclid space telescope contains technology from two Max Planck Institutes more

Many publications by Max Planck scientists in 2022 were of great social relevance or met with a great media response. We have selected 12 articles to present you with an overview of some noteworthy research of the year more

Reinhard Genzel of the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics on the first image of the galactic centre more

The active galaxy Centaurus A has made history in radio astronomy more

Many publications by Max Planck scientists in 2020 were of great social relevance or met with a great media response. We have selected 13 articles to present you with an overview of some noteworthy research of the year more

Peter Predehl from the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics on the eRosita mission more

Observations of the cosmic shadow dance on 29 May 1919 substantiated a new scientific view of the world more

Like a huge spiral, the Milky Way floats in space more

Interview with Reinhard Genzel on his observation of an effect of the general theory of relativity more

Interview with Reinhard Genzel, director at the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics (MPE) and architect of the 30-year programme that led to the discovery of the Schwarzschild precession around the black hole at the heart of our Milky Way. Genzel describes the general relativity effect observed by his team and how it can be used to study the galactic gravity trap.Reinhard Genzel receives the Nobel Prize for Physics 2020
Digital Story: Reinhard Genzel more