Galaxies

James Webb Space Telescope unveils star formation in gas and dust networks of other galaxies more

Large-scale observational campaign provides new insights into an assumed black hole binary at the centre of the active galaxy OJ 287 more

International team observes innermost structure of quasar 3C 273 more

The European observatory NOEMA reaches full capacity with twelve antennas more

Researchers discover a hot spot near the black hole Sagittarius A* with the radio telescope ALMA more

The James Webb Telescope reveals extremely distant objects more

Astronomers simulate physical processes in the interstellar medium of galaxies at “Cosmic Noon” for future SKAO observations more

Astronomical objects appear in unprecedented detail in the first images from the James Webb Telescope more

Observation with the Event Horizon Telescope improves our understanding of the processes at the galactic centre more

Astronomers reconstruct the turbulent past life of our home galaxy 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

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

Oscillations from the Milky Way disk seem to relocate stars to large vertical distances from their place of birth more

Astronomers achieve record measurement for an improved picture of our home galaxy more

Ten observatories put their sight on the dwarf planet more

A distant galaxy's effects on radio waves provide clues about the formation of cosmic magnetic fields more

Astronomers use the light of double quasars to measure the structure of the universe more

Milky Way systems in the early universe consist mainly of gas and stars 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. more