Solar System

Discovery of giant exomoons around the planets Kepler-1625b and Kepler-1708b called into question more

How an exoplanet survived the rebellion of its home star more

How iron in meteorites could have contributed to the origin of life more

A star’s chemical composition strongly influences the chances for life on planets in its neighbourhood more

Researchers discover an important clue as to what mechanism drives the solar wind more

Iron isotopes in samples from asteroid Ryugu suggest its origin to lie beyond the orbits of Jupiter and Saturn more

The balloon-borne solar telescope has survived the termination of its flight well more

The data of the space telescope contain the traces of many unknown celestial bodies more

The ballon-borne observatory has reached an important milestone more

Researchers also find salt deposits in an impact crater on the dwarf planet more

Measurements from the last phases of the Cassini mission show how dynamic processes in the Saturnian system shape the moons Pan, Daphnis, Atlas, Pandora, and Epimetheus. more

Rearchers analyse which chemical elements make up comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko more

Five instruments from the Rosetta spacecraft recorded the eruption of jets of dust on 67P/Chruyumov-Gerasimenko more

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

Ten observatories put their sight on the dwarf planet more

An object with the name 288P is the only known active asteroid comprising two components more

Max Planck researchers explain why our Sun's brightness fluctuates more

Space travel visionaries solve the problem of interstellar slowdown at our stellar neighbour more

The cameras of the Dawn space probe discover water ice in Ceres’ polar region. It can survive for aeons in the extreme cold traps, even though there is no atmosphere. more

Scientists measure the shape of Kepler 11145123 with unprecedented precision 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

Solar flares don’t just create beautiful polar lights, but can also damage satellites and disrupt power grids. Astrophysicist Sami Solanki attached a telescope to a giant helium balloon to research into the activity of the Sun. more