Newsroom – Category: Physics & Astrophysics

Two gravitational wave signals explain why the heavier black holes of the causal pairs did not originate in a stellar explosion more

The Mars rover Perseverance has collected numerous samples that are to be sent to Earth. Current studies are preparing for the future handling of this material. more

Scientists detect the lowest mass dark object currently measured more

Event Horizon Telescope observations capture evolving polarization patterns around the supermassive black hole at the center of the galaxy M87 more

The LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA collaboration and the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics celebrate the anniversary and present new, exciting results more

A look into the throat of an active galaxy reveals a ring-shaped magnetic field that may explain extreme gamma radiation and neutrinos more

Astronomers find signs of complex organic molecules – precursors to sugars and amino acids – in a planet-forming disc more

A new laboratory experiment uses a water vortex to investigate how planets form from material in protoplanetary gas and dust disks more

The first images are larger and deeper than ever before, showing sections of the Milky Way and the deep universe. Researchers from the Max Planck Society report on their planned research more

The Solar Orbiter is the first spacecraft to study the Sun's poles – and finds the magnetic field in a state of flip more