Newsroom – Category: Physics & Astrophysics

After the Philae lander was separated from Rosetta on 12 November, it remained in view of its mother space probe more

First signals acquired from Philae at 12.07 CET more

Besides carrying genetic code, RNA also catalyses the translation of that code into proteins. This means that RNA can account for a surprising amount of the story. more

Although the comparison with the manned Moon landing may appear somewhat exaggerated, Rosetta is undoubtedly one of space travel’s most daring enterprises. more

ESA's space probe Rosetta has reached the destination of its more than ten year long journey through space. On August 6 at 11:30 a.m. (Central European Summer Time) ESA's control station in Darmstadt (Germany) picked up the long awaited signal more

Two German-Chinese Partner Groups at the Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics in Garching are using observations and simulations to investigate how the early universe evolved more

Interview with Gerhard Rempe about the fascination of and prospects for quantum information technology more

Gerhard Rempe, Director at the Max Planck Institute for Quantum Optics in Garching, uses single atoms to study the interaction between light and matter at the most elementary level. more

Interview with Max Planck Director Karsten Danzmann on the indirect observation of gravitational waves from the birth of our universe more

Lisa Kaltenegger deals with other planets – and quite successfully at that more