A Universe made of Black Holes?

A Universe made of Black Holes?
How stars stay young and spin slowly

How stars stay young and spin slowly
A New Cosmic Ruler: Measuring the Hubble Constant with Type II Supernovae

A New Cosmic Ruler: Measuring the Hubble Constant with Type II Supernovae
Simulating the birth, life and dispersal of galactic star clusters

Simulating the birth, life and dispersal of galactic star clusters
Elliptical galaxy at the center of a galaxy cluster with inset showing detailed structure.

Euclid discovers a stunning Einstein ring
Debugging Galaxy Evolution with L-GALAXIES

Debugging Galaxy Evolution with L-GALAXIES
Researchers capture direct high-definition image of the “Cosmic Web”

Researchers capture direct high-definition image of the “Cosmic Web”

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New high-powered telescope reaches Chilean peak

New high-powered telescope reaches Chilean peak

April 01, 2025

The Fred Young Submillimeter Telescope is now ready to be assembled at its destination in the Atacama Desert. Planned to take up operations in April 2026, it will be able to look all the way back to the Big Bang, revealing new details about star and galaxy formation.
 
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MPA launches Mentorship Program to support aspiring astronomers

MPA launches Mentorship Program to support aspiring astronomers

February 12, 2025

The Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics (MPA) is excited to announce the launch of its new Mentorship Program, designed to connect aspiring astronomers from underrepresented groups with researchers at the institute. This initiative aims to increase diversity and inclusion in theoretical and computational astrophysics, offering participants valuable guidance and insights into the field.
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Prime Focus Spectrograph on Subaru Telescope to begin scientific operations in February       <br> 

Prime Focus Spectrograph on Subaru Telescope to begin scientific operations in February        

January 13, 2025

Researchers have finished equipping the Subaru Telescope with a new special “compound eye” culminating several years of effort. This new instrument features approximately 2,400 fibers scattered across the extremely wide field of view available at the Subaru Telescope’s primary focus, allowing for simultaneous spectroscopic observation of thousands of celestial objects. This unrivaled capability will help researchers precisely understand the formation and evolution of galaxies and the Universe once it begins scientific operations in February 2025.
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Quantum computing strong interactions: from basics to specifics

May 2, 2025 from 02:00 PM to 03:00 PM (Local Time Germany)

Exploring the Dark Universe

May 5, 2025 from 04:15 PM to 05:15 PM (Local Time Germany)

She Figures 2024

May 7, 2025 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM (Local Time Germany)

Characteristics of Cosmic Voids Across Time and Scale

May 7, 2025 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM (Local Time Germany)

Postcards from the Particle Frontier: How scientists explore the universe, establish new laws of nature, and confront a dazzling array of new questions

from May 8, 2025 04:00 PM to May 9, 2025 01:20 AM (Local Time Germany)

The turbulent life of cosmic giants: How chaotic are galaxy clusters?

May 8, 2025 at 07:00 PM (Local Time Germany)

Postcards from the Particle Frontier: How scientists explore the universe, establish new laws of nature, and confront a dazzling array of new questions

from May 8, 2025 04:00 PM to May 9, 2025 01:20 AM (Local Time Germany)

Dynamics in the Milky Way's stellar halo: chaos, resonances and the Galactic bar

May 12, 2025 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM (Local Time Germany)

Impact of Binary Stars on Spectral Energy Distributions

May 12, 2025 from 02:00 PM to 03:00 PM (Local Time Germany)

Winds and Chemical Inhomogeneities in Exoplanet Atmospheres with High-Resolution Spectroscopy

May 12, 2025 from 02:00 PM to 03:00 PM (Local Time Germany)

Laboratory Astrophysics from 10 K to 10^4 K

May 12, 2025 from 02:00 PM to 03:00 PM (Local Time Germany)

The geometry of the Universe with multi-plane strong lensing

May 12, 2025 from 03:30 PM to 04:30 PM (Local Time Germany)

The Night before Charmonium

May 12, 2025 from 04:15 PM to 05:30 PM (Local Time Germany)

Precise determination of circumstellar disk lifetimes

May 13, 2025 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM (Local Time Germany)

DESID R2 Results II: Measurements of Baryon Acoustic Oscillations and Cosmological Constraints

May 13, 2025 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM (Local Time Germany)

DESI Results (Part I & II)

May 13, 2025 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM (Local Time Germany)

Buildup of Metals and Dust from z ~ 14 to Cosmic Noon

May 13, 2025 from 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM (Local Time Germany)

Observations in Cosmology (3/5)

May 13, 2025 from 01:00 PM to 03:00 PM (Local Time Germany)

The Fine Tuned Universe: Is Life Fine Tuned to Physics or Is Physics fine tuned to Life?

May 13, 2025 from 07:00 PM to 08:30 PM (Local Time Germany)

Large-scale structure cosmology with the Quaia quasar catalog

May 14, 2025 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM (Local Time Germany)

Space Allies: Strengthening Space Science Teams through Allyship and Collaboration

May 14, 2025 from 12:30 PM to 01:30 PM (Local Time Germany)

The role of triple evolution in the formation of LISA double white dwarfs

May 14, 2025 from 02:00 PM to 03:00 PM (Local Time Germany)

Degassing and volatile transport in volcanic systems

May 14, 2025 from 02:15 PM to 04:00 PM (Local Time Germany)

Cosmic-ray transport (in the Galaxy): a micro-physics perspective

May 15, 2025 from 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM (Local Time Germany)

The Co-Evolution of Supermassive Black Holes and Their Host Galaxies

May 15, 2025 from 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM (Local Time Germany)

More Accurate Together: Opportunities in Multi-Survey Cosmology

May 15, 2025 from 03:15 PM to 04:15 PM (Local Time Germany)

Title 1: "Fast sampling of cosmological initial conditions with simulation-based inference"; Title 2: "Joint power spectrum and bispectrum analysis of the DESI Data Release 1"

May 15, 2025 from 04:00 PM to 05:00 PM (Local Time Germany)

From the 'Nuclear Mill' to the Large Hadron Collider . . . and Beyond

May 16, 2025 from 04:15 PM to 05:30 PM (Local Time Germany)

One-Day Workshop on Galactic Winds

May 21, 2025 from 09:00 AM to 05:30 PM (Local Time Germany)

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Meet our MPA fellows

Spirals, waves and gliding along

Spirals, waves and gliding along

September 06, 2023

While concerned with massive objects such as neutron stars and black holes in her work, Martyna Chruslinska loves the lightweight feeling of figure skating in her spare time.
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A look back forward

A look back forward

​​​​​​​​2023 marks the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Max Planck Society. On February 26, 1948, in Göttingen, the proven concept of the Kaiser Wilhelm Society as a successful model of non-university research funding was rescued for the young Federal Republic, but also changed in a forward-looking way. Both are the basis of the MPG in its present form and success. The anniversary is celebrated as the most important caesura within the history of the MPG, which goes back to 1911, and at the same time sets the course for the future viability of the society, which must be discussed again and again.
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