Peculiar white dwarf mergers

Peculiar white dwarf mergers
New analysis strengthens the hint of new physics in polarized radiation from the early Universe 

New analysis strengthens the hint of new physics in polarized radiation from the early Universe
 
Dancing pattern of red supergiant stars on the sky

Dancing pattern of red supergiant stars on the sky
Reflected quasar light powers giant cool gas nebulae

Reflected quasar light powers giant cool gas nebulae
Do massive red elliptical galaxies line up?

Do massive red elliptical galaxies line up?
Scientists develop the largest, most detailed model of the early universe to date

Scientists develop the largest, most detailed model of the early universe to date
Inner view of the Milky Way’s magnetic field shows spiral structure

Inner view of the Milky Way’s magnetic field shows spiral structure

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Biermann Lectures 2022: Insights on the Milky Way’s history and dynamics

Biermann Lectures 2022: Insights on the Milky Way’s history and dynamics

May 03, 2022

By Prof. Dr. Amina Helmi (Kapteyn Astronomical Institute, Groningen).
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Otto Hahn Medal for Francesca Rizzo

Otto Hahn Medal for Francesca Rizzo

March 21, 2022

This year, former MPA PhD student Francesca Rizzo is one of the recipients of the Otto Hahn Medal. The Max Planck Society awards the prize to her for original and groundbreaking work into the kinematic and dynamical properties of high-redshift galaxies.
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Eiichiro Komatsu awarded the Inoue Prize for Science

Eiichiro Komatsu awarded the Inoue Prize for Science

December 14, 2021

Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics Director Eiichiro Komatsu has been selected as one of the recipients of this year's Inoue Prize for Science. He is recognized for his work to study the physics of the early Universe as a researcher with remarkable achievements in the natural and fundamental sciences.
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The Milky Way in context

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Revisiting disk demographics in the emerging paradigm of MHD disk winds

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Immediate observational access to the post-merger environment of a neutron star collision

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Search for magnetized circumgalactic clouds using Faraday rotation

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The first star clusters and SMBH formation therein

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Ultra-Diffuse Galaxies: Galaxies at the Extreme

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Comparing codes: a numerical (and human) adventure

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Towards robust cosmological inference from multi-wavelength galaxy cluster data

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Latest developments on the AOF Facility at Paranal: health monitoring, new modes, improvements

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Galactic Winds: From the Central Engine to the Circumgalactic Medium

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Galactic Winds: From the Central Engine to the Circumgalactic Medium

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On the time evolution of the Md-Mstar and Mdot - Mstar correlations for protoplanetary discs the viscous timescale increases with stellar mass

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Cosmology with Galaxy Clusters

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Milky Way’s early history

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Dynamics and the dark matter halo of the Milky Way

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Going Non-Linear: Contrasting LCDM with the internal properties of galaxies

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The Milky Way in context

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Revisiting disk demographics in the emerging paradigm of MHD disk winds

Jul 5, 2022 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
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Immediate observational access to the post-merger environment of a neutron star collision

Jul 5, 2022 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
MPA, Room: MPA Old Lecture Hall 401

Search for magnetized circumgalactic clouds using Faraday rotation

Jul 5, 2022 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
MPA, Garching, Room: MPA large seminar room E.0.11 and via zoom

The first star clusters and SMBH formation therein

Jul 5, 2022 02:15 PM - 03:15 PM
MiAPbP Seminar Room, Boltzmannstr. 2, Garching

Ultra-Diffuse Galaxies: Galaxies at the Extreme

Jul 5, 2022 03:15 PM - 04:15 PM
MiAPbP Seminar Room, Boltzmannstr. 2, Garching

Comparing codes: a numerical (and human) adventure

Jul 6, 2022 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
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Meet our MPA fellows

Everything flows

Everything flows

April 05, 2022

Both in her research and her hobbies, Deepika Bollimpalli, is always in motion.
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Note due to corona:Contacting MPA

Note due to corona:
Contacting MPA

Because of Covid and to protect MPA employees, (large) public events continue to be suspended. External guests are subject to the 3G rule and need to proof their compliance on entering the MPA building.
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