Newsroom – Category: Physics & Astrophysics

Interview with Prof. Dr. Siegfried Bethke, Director at the Max Planck Institute of Physics in Munich, about the current research results from the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) more

Pulsars are fascinating celestial bodies with an interesting history more

The universe is full of natural fusion reactors more

On 17 September 2011 Sofia, the airborne observatory, flew from Palmdale, California to Cologne, Germany. Author Alexander Stirn was on board. This is his log. more

Airborne observatory Sofia provides astronomers with a new window into space more

For 25 years, space cameras developed and built by researchers and engineers at the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research (MPS) in Katlenburg-Lindau/Lower Saxony have been providing scientists with a glimpse into the often alien worlds of the universe. more

The Dawn space probe followed a winding path on its journey into the planetoid belt. more

After travelling for almost four years, the Dawn space probe arrived at the Vesta planetoid last weekend. more

An interview with Michael Kramer on the scientific value of the 100-metre telescope more

The construction of the 100-metre radio telescope four decades ago bears witness to the fine art of engineering more