Homepage Newsroom Galaxies 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 A huge hourglas in the Milky Way December 09, 2020 Astronomy Astrophysics Galaxies X-ray telescope eROSITA detects hot gas structures above and below the Galactic disc more A three-dimensional view of the Milky Way December 03, 2020 Astronomy Astrophysics Galaxies The Apex telescope makes it possible to observe molecular clouds and star births in the galactic plane more The archaeology of the Milky Way October 21, 2020 Astronomy Astrophysics Galaxies Astronomers reveal the most detailed map of the raw material needed to form stars more Show more