Homepage Newsroom Black Holes A black hole in a new light April 19, 2021 Astronomy Astrophysics Black Holes Galaxies Nineteen observatories worldwide are carefully examining the centre of the giant galaxy M 87 at all possible wavelengths more Magnetic fields at the edge of a black hole March 25, 2021 Astronomy Astrophysics Black Holes Galaxies Observations with the Event Horizon Telescope show polarised radio emission in the heart of the galaxy M87 more Scientific highlights 2020 December 21, 2020 Ageing Astronomy Astrophysics Black Holes Brain Corona Evolutionary Biology Galaxies Genome Editing (Crispr) Language Materials Sciences (M&T) Neanderthals Neurobiology Quantum Physics Structural Biology Synthetic Biology 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 Dozens of new gravitational-wave events October 29, 2020 Astronomy Astrophysics Black Holes Gravitational Waves New LIGO/Virgo catalog contains 50 signals, several from unusual sources more Two Nobel Prize wins October 08, 2020 Astronomy Astrophysics Awards Black Holes Genome Editing (Crispr) Microbiology (B&M) Emmanuelle Charpentier honoured with the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Reinhard Genzel wins Nobel Prize in Physics more Show more