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Relieving the Hubble tension with Early Dark Energy

JWST reveals highly distant galaxies behind a known gravitational magnifier

Peculiar white dwarf mergers

New analysis strengthens the hint of new physics in polarized radiation from the early Universe

Dancing pattern of red supergiant stars on the sky

Reflected quasar light powers giant cool gas nebulae

Do massive red elliptical galaxies line up?

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

News at MPA

Kippenhahn Prize awarded to Pavan Vynatheya

July 27, 2022

During this year’s summer barbeque, MPA student Pavan Vynatheya was distinguished with the Kippenhahn Award for his paper on “How Important is Secular Evolution for Black Hole and Neutron Star Mergers in 2+2 and 3+1 Quadruple-star Systems?”

MPA scientist Marat Gilfanov elected to the Academia Europaea

July 13, 2022

In June 2022, the Academia Europaea announced the election of its new members including MPA scientist Prof. Marat Gilfanov. Along with Rashid Sunyaev and Simon White, elected to Academia Europaea in 1990 and 2009, respectively, Gilfanov is the third MPA scientist honoured with an AE membership. A few weeks earlier Marat became a full member of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

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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Some open questions and recent progress on thermonuclear events on compact objects: novae and X-ray bursts

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Multi-Phase Gas Physics in the CGM

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Upcoming seminars

Multi-Phase Gas Physics in the CGM

Aug 24, 2022 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM (Local Time Germany)

MPA, Room: MPA, new seminar room E.0.11

Lyman-X day

Oct 5, 2022 09:00 AM - 06:00 PM (Local Time Germany)

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Everything flows

April 05, 2022

Both in her research and her hobbies, Deepika Bollimpalli, is always in motion.

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Managing Director
Prof. Dr. Volker Springel

Scientific Members, Kollegium, Directors
Prof. Dr. Selma E. de Mink
Prof. Dr. Guinevere Kauffmann
Prof. Dr. Eiichiro Komatsu
Prof. Dr. Volker Springel

Emeritus Directors
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Hillebrandt
Prof. Dr. Rashid Sunyaev
Prof. Dr. Simon White

External Scientific Members
Prof. Dr. Rolf-Peter Kudritzki
Prof. Dr. Werner Tscharnuter

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Pia Fischhaber

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