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Excellent Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics across wavelengths from (sub-)millimeter and infared all the way to X-ray and gamma-ray. Posts by Press Office. www.mpe.mpg.de/impressum

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Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics @mpe-garching.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Using #eROSITA data, #MPE scientists found #blackholes growing so fast they’ve outgrown their galaxies, with faint hosts and active feeding. A cosmic mismatch challenges everything we thought we knew about galaxy black hole evolution: ➡️ www.mpe.mpg.de/8232113/news... Image: ©MPE (generated with AI)
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Black holes outgrow their galaxies
New findings reveal black holes growing faster than their galaxies, with mass ratios up to 1:20 compared to typical 1:200.
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Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics @mpe-garching.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Using the #GRAVITYPlus Instrument, researchers at #MPE detected #S301, a star orbiting #SgrA*, the supermassive black hole in the center of our milky way, closer than any other known star. With S301, the scientists might be able to measure the spin of the black hole. ➡️ www.mpe.mpg.de/8219735/news...
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Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics @mpe-garching.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Three supermassive black holes. One young galaxy. 🌑 A research team led by Hannah Übler ( #Infrared #Astronomy at #MPE) discovered a rare trio of active #blackholes from 1.2 billion years after the Big Bang, shedding new light on how the giants of our universe grew so quickly. ➡️ s.mpe.mpg.de/ybbfp
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Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics @mpe-garching.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
#eROSITA's Second Data Release (DR2) has nearly doubled the known X-ray sources to 2 million! This groundbreaking dataset from the eROSITA consortium led by #MPE offers a comprehensive look at the #high-energy Universe. 🔭 Explore the data and read more: ➡️ www.mpe.mpg.de/8215311/news...
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Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics @mpe-garching.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Big Breakthrough in Star Formation! Researchers from #MPE just detected the first direct evidence of #AmbipolarDiffusion in #L1544 pre-stellar core. This process, where neutral gas drifts inward while ions stuck to magnetic fields, is a key theory in how stars form. ➡️ www.mpe.mpg.de/8210585/news...
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NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory @rubinobservatory.org · 30/06/2026
This image is packed full with millions of stars in our own Milky Way 🌟 Millions more distant galaxies lie beyond them, each full of billions or trillions of stars. We even see the faint, ghostly clouds of interstellar dust known as "galactic cirrus" spread through our galaxy. 🔭🧪
A close-up view of a dense star field centered on a bright, face-on spiral galaxy with a glowing yellowish-white core and delicate, swirling arms. The surrounding dark sky is crowded with hundreds of pinpoint stars in shades of warm orange and bright white. A brilliant blue star with faint diffraction spikes shines prominently near the top center.A close-up view capturing several distinct galaxies amidst a crowded field of stars. On the far left, an elongated, bluish edge-on spiral galaxy stands vertically. Near the top center, a face-on spiral galaxy reveals its faint arms, while a larger, softly glowing, yellowish edge-on galaxy stretches vertically along the right side. Numerous tiny orange and white stars fill the space between them.A close-up view of a star-filled field showcasing multiple distant galaxies and a striking foreground star. Two diffuse, oval-shaped yellowish galaxies sit near the center and upper right, while a tilted spiral galaxy is visible in the upper left. In the lower right corner, a brilliant orange star stands out with sharp, multi-pointed diffraction spikes, situated just below and right of a bright blue star.A close-up view featuring a cluster of four large, softly glowing yellowish-white elliptical and spiral galaxies in an arc across a dense field of stars. The background has a faint, misty appearance from wispy dust clouds, which are sprinkled with hundreds of tiny white and orange stars.
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NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory @rubinobservatory.org · 30/06/2026
The start of a new survey of the Universe? That deserves a new view of the cosmos 🌌 Meet the Ocean of Stars, NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory's newest wide-field image. 🔭🧪 🔗: rubinobservatory.org/gallery/imag...
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Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics @mpe-garching.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
#MPE is very much looking forward to the start of #LSST by @vrubinobs.bsky.social. It will create powerful synergies with #eROSITA, particularly in the search for high-redshift #GalaxyClusters and faint Active Galactic Nuclei ( #AGN).
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Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics @mpe-garching.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
👏Huge congrats to Yi Zhang, former #MPE PhD student in the highenergy group, for winning the #IAU PhD Prize by the international astronomical union! She was awarded for her PhD-thesis about the hot #circumgalactic medium using data from the #eROSITA x-ray space telescope. ➡️https://s.mpe.mpg.de/mo9o3
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Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics @mpe-garching.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Cosmic Noon galaxies weren't chaotic mergers! A new study by #MPE researchers using #NOEMA & #JWST data shows many massive disks had spiral arms & bars that actively drove gas transport inward, fueling intense star formation. This challenges old views of early galaxy evolution. ➡️ s.mpe.mpg.de/nxuom
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Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics @mpe-garching.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
🤗Congratulations Esra Bulbul! 🤗 @esrabulbul.bsky.social, leading scientist of the high-energy #astrophysics group at #MPE, specializing in #cosmology & large-scale structure, has been appointed as a scout for the @humboldt-foundation.de #HenrietteHerz Scouting Program! ➡️https://s.mpe.mpg.de/v24dm
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Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics @mpe-garching.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
🚀Cosmic Data Dump!🚀 The #HETDEX survey of the #EarlyUniverse just dropped its massive dataset! HETDEX is opening its doors to scientists, students, citizen researchers, and AI, providing access to 600 million spectra of distant galaxies and the space between them! ➡️More: s.mpe.mpg.de/ezio0
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Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics @mpe-garching.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
👏Congrats to Paola Caselli, appointed 2026 #OortProfessor at @unileiden.bsky.social! With this honor, she will deliver the annual #OortLecture. As Director of the Center for Astrochemical Studies at #MPE, she's a leading voice in understanding star & planet formation. ➡️Read More: s.mpe.mpg.de/w5amb
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Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics @mpe-garching.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
📢#MPEPaperOfTheMonth📢 Ever wonder where all the sulfur in space is hiding? A new study led by Olli Sipilä from #MPE combines lab experiments & astrochemical modeling to show: It's likely locked up in icy dust grains! ➡️ s.mpe.mpg.de/j4ip8 Disclaimer: Image generated by Olli Sipilä using AI tools.
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Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics @mpe-garching.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
📢#MPEPaperOfTheMonth 🤯 Missing matter FOUND! Using data from #eROSITA X-Ray space telescope, #MPE researchers detected hot gas extending beyond galaxy clusters, revealing how they possibly grow by pulling in material from the cosmic web. ➡Read more: s.mpe.mpg.de/5oidn Photo: Xiaoyuan Zhang/MPE
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Keith Smith @drkeithsmith.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Gas within the Solar System's heliosphere emits a complex pattern of soft X-rays. Dennerl et al. use the eROSITA X-ray survey to disentangle this foreground emission and determine where in the heliosphere it comes from. ☄️☀️🔭 #heliophysics #highenergyastro www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics @mpe-garching.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
#MPE 🤝 #IUCAA We're happy to announce a new #MaxPlanck Partner group to study our nearest galactic neighbors using data from the #eROSITA X-ray telescope. This partnership was mainly established by Chandreyee Maitra, former researcher at MPE and now associate professor at IUCAA. s.mpe.mpg.de/oolrk
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Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics @mpe-garching.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Okay, universe. You wanna hide your secrets? We'll find them! #MPE and the #Euclid Consortium needs YOU to hunt for 10,000+ gravitational lenses in Euclid data. Join the #SpaceWarps Project! ➡️Read more: s.mpe.mpg.de/4goov #CitizenScience #Astrophysics #Astronomy
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Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics @mpe-garching.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
👏👏Huge congratulations to Sarah Pappert for winning the #ZONTA International Women in STEM Award! Sarah is a PhD-Student at #MPE and works on #MICADO, a pioneering instrument for the #ELT. She is also highly engaged in public outreach and empowers women in science. ➡️ s.mpe.mpg.de/65838 #WomenInSTEM
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Sarah Pappert receives ZONTA International Women in STEM Award
MPE PhD student Sarah Pappert has been honored with the ZONTA International Women in STEM Award for her work on the MICADO instrument of the Extremely Large Telescope and her commitment to supporting ...
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Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics @mpe-garching.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
“Like watching the Solar System breathe in X-Rays.” ☀️🌬️ Using the #eROSITA space telescope, scientists at #MPE disentangled #SWCX from other #astrophysics emissions, allowing them to reconstruct the clean soft X-ray sky as it would appear from outside the #solarsystem. ➡️ s.mpe.mpg.de/6sai1
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Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics @mpe-garching.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
👏Congratulations to #MPE scientist Stefan Gillessen for receiving the Von Seeliger Award as Best Lecturer! The award is presented by master students from @lmu.de to recognize excellence in teaching. Gillessen was honoured for his lecture “#BlackHoles: Theory and Observations.” ➡️ s.mpe.mpg.de/klbcf
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Stefan Gillessen Receives the Von Seeliger Award as Best Lecturer
Stefan Gillessen, scientist in the infrared group at the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, is awarded the Von Seeliger Prize for his exceptional lecture on black holes in the master's...
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Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics @mpe-garching.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
📢 #MPEPaperOfTheMonth How do #BlackHoles ⚫ like Sagittarius A* in the heart of our milky way eat? A new study by a team of researchers led by #MPE links gas clouds to stellar winds from a #BinaryStar as a potential source of energy. ➡️https://s.mpe.mpg.de/j1d4h
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Tracing the Origins of Mysterious Gas Clouds near the Galactic Center
New observations reveal that a binary star near the Galactic Center may create gas clouds that feed the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A.
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Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics @mpe-garching.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
A cosmic Game of Hide and Seek 🙈 👀 Hiding in a belt orbiting the #star #WISPIT, scientists have found not 1, but 2 forming #protoplanets thanks to #GRAVITY+. A prime example of how technological #innovation drives scientific breakthroughs! 👉 s.mpe.mpg.de/ssiaz #sciencenews #SpaceScience #science
An image of the planetary disk surrounding the young star WISPIT aswell as the locations of its surrounding Protostars WISPIT 2b and WISPIT 2c. A diagram showing the brightness and wavelength in microns of 2c, reveals traces of carbon monoxide
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Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics @mpe-garching.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
📢Paper of the Month alert: Elements from a #protostar crashing into clouds in #space can create organic compounds: The Basis of complex #life 💫 🌌 💥 ⚛️ 🌱 👉 Link: www.mpe.mpg.de/8186220/pape... #sciencenews #paperofthemonth
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A chemically rich outflow from a young Sun-like star: A new laboratory for shock chemistry
A chemically rich outflow from a young Sun-like star: A new laboratory for shock chemistry
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Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics @mpe-garching.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Life without a sun? Impossible! Or not... Isolated worlds could stay warm for up to 4.3 billion years. Hydrogen can trap heat, keeping oceans liquid – the foundation of life. Life might not just circle stars, it could wander the galaxy 🌍✨ s.mpe.mpg.de/8gst1 #Astrobiology #Exomoons #SpaceScience
A depiction of a moon orbiting a Gas Giant that's drifting through space without a sun.
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Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics @mpe-garching.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
SN Winny is the only known strongly lensed superluminous supernova – and MPE astronomers have captured all five of its images. 💫 This rare system opens a new, one-step route to measure the universe’s expansion rate and address the Hubble tension. More: bit.ly/4tLRiHN
Large Binocular Telescope on Mount Graham in Arizona, USA
© Credit: Dr. Christoph Saulder (MPE)High-resolution image taken with the Large Binocular Telescope on Mount Graham in Arizona, USA, displaying the two lens galaxies in a warm tone, and the five lensed copies of SN Winny in blue.
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Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics @mpe-garching.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
🌀 Supermassive black hole heartbeat + mini-flares! eRASSt J2344 shows QPEs every 12h + unprecedented short mini-flares – challenging black hole models. Thanks to Einstein Probe + XMM-Newton. 👉 Full story + cosmic ECG: bit.ly/MPE-J2344-heartbeat #BlackHoles #EinsteinProbe #Astrophysics #MPE #IMPRS
Zoom on the features of the XMM-Newton lightcurve of J2344: A crest of narrow flares can be distinctively observed over the broader modulations (the QPEs)

🌀 Supermassive black hole heartbeat with mini-flares!
eRASSt J2344 shows quasi-periodic X-ray eruptions every 12 hours plus unprecedented short, hot mini-flares – challenging models near supermassive black holes. Thanks to Einstein Probe + XMM-Newton. Led by MPE/IMPRS PhD student @PietroBaldini.
👉 Full story + cosmic ECG: bit.ly/MPE-J2344-heartbeat
#BlackHoles #EinsteinProbe #Astrophysics #MPE #IMPRS
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Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics @mpe-garching.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
International Day of Women and Girls in Science! At @eso_supernova in Garching, "MPE’s Women in Astronomy" spotlighted Prof. Dr. Dominika Wylezalek (Heidelberg University & ARI) with her inspiring public talk “Black Holes and the Cosmic Web of Galaxies — A Journey Through Space and Time.” ✨
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Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics @mpe-garching.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Astronomers win!🥳 Protest saves @eso.org #Paranal Observatory's dark skies from industrial project. #MPE director & #Nobel Laureate Reinhard Genzel leads successful fight to protect a unique site of world-class telescopes, including #VLT and the currently built #ELT. ➡️ www.mpe.mpg.de/8134359/news...
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Paranal: Night Sky Secured – A Triumph for the Astronomers’ Protest
The planned industrial facility near ESO Paranal has been halted, ensuring the protection of the unique night sky for astronomical research.
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Max-Planck-Gesellschaft @maxplanck.de · 26/01/2026
Largest sulfur molecule ever detected in space may reveal clues to life’s origins. www.mpg.de/26040668/the... #astrophysics @mpe-garching.bsky.social
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New insights into the origins of the chemistry of life
Astrophysicists discover largest sulfur-containing molecular compound in space
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Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics @mpe-garching.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
A new study by #MPE researchers, using the #eROSITA telescope, shows the fastest-feeding #Quasars have the strongest X-ray flickering. The likely cause? Powerful winds blasting away from the #blackhole, acting like a 'cosmic curtain' that block our view. ➡️https://www.mpe.mpg.de/8130783/news20260121
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eROSITA Reveals Powerful Black Hole Winds Driving Unexpected X-ray Flickering in Quasars
The eROSITA telescope unveils unexpected X-ray flickering in quasars, revealing powerful black hole winds influencing brightness variations.
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Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics @mpe-garching.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
👏Congratulations to Michaela Benthaus, who just became the first ever wheelchair user to travel to space! Back in early 2023, Michaela did an internship at #MPE. And now to see her go to space make us incredibly proud. Amazing achievement, Michi, and all the best for your future! Next stop Mars??😉
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Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics @mpe-garching.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
Unveiling interstellar secrets! A science team including #MPE's Konrad Dennerl captured the first X-ray images of comet 3I/ATLAS using @esa.int #XMMNewton. This goes back to 1996 when the #ROSAT mission discovered that comets emit X-rays. Image: ESA/XMM-Newton/C. Lisse, S. Cabot & the XMM ISO Team
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Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics @mpe-garching.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Check out "The Year in Physics" 2025 by @quantamagazine.bsky.social, with #MPE scientist Hannah Übler, who received an #ERC Starting Grant in 2024. Using the #JWST, they found a lonely black hole in the early universe with a mass of 50 million suns! 🤯 ➡️ More: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPoQ...
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The Biggest Breakthroughs in Physics: 2025
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Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics @mpe-garching.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
👏Congratulations to #MPE-director Reinhard Genzel on receiving the Bavarian Constitutional Order! He received the award from Ilse Aigner in honor for his groundbreaking black hole research & dedication to science in Bavaria! ➡️ www.mpe.mpg.de/8116474/news... Photos: Bayerischer Landtag/Matthias Balk
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Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics @mpe-garching.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
⚠️Skies at Risk! ⚠️ #NobelPrize Laureate and #MPE director Genzel, along with 29 astronomers, have written an open letter to the Chilean government, urging them to protect @eso.org #Paranal Observatory from light pollution & vibrations from the proposed INNA complex. ➡️ www.mpe.mpg.de/8115723/news...
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Informationsdienst Wissenschaft - idw @idw-online.de · 02/12/2025
Nobelpreisträger Reinhard Genzel führt dringenden Appell internationaler Astronomen zum Schutz der Paranal-Himmel an Nobelpreisträger Reinhard Genzel und fast 30 Spitzenastronomen fordern die chilenische Regierung auf, den INNA-Industriekompl... weiterlesen
Der klare Himmel über Paranal – die Grundlage für bahnbrechende Forschung mit Instrumenten wie GRAVITY+ – ist bedroht.  - Copyright A. Berdeu / ESO
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Athena X-ray observatory @the-athena-x-ray-observatory.eu · 30/10/2025
📣 Job Opportunity 📣 Project Scientist | Wide Field Imager Instrument for NewAthena X-ray Observatory. The @mpe-garching.bsky.social (MPE) is looking for a Project Scientist for Wide Field Imager Instrument for NewAthena X-ray Observatory . More info 👇: www.mpe.mpg.de/8103082/job_...
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4-meter Multi-Object Spectroscopic Telescope (4MOST) @4most-eu.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
First Light for 4MOST! The 4-metre Multi-Object Spectroscopic Telescope (4MOST) has captured its very first spectra! Video Credit: AIP/R. de Jong, AIP/K. Riebe, AIP/A. Saviauk, CRAL/J.-K. Krogager
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First Light for 4MOST!
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Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics @mpe-garching.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
🤩The @4most-eu.bsky.social (#4MOST) facility on @eso.org VISTA telescope in Chile achieved first light. #MPE scientists played a leading role in developing the Operations System, enabling to link #eROSITA’s X-ray universe with large-scale structure of galaxies. ➡️ More: www.mpe.mpg.de/8102833/news...
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4MOST Begins its Journey of Cosmic Discovery
4MOST embarks on a cosmic journey, capturing spectra of thousands of celestial objects simultaneously, unlocking secrets of the universe.
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Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics @mpe-garching.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
🏃🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️Fast, faster, #MPE! With two teams, a group of MPE scientists participated in the #MunichMarathon 2025. On the left team "eRunita" - a neologism of "run" and #eROSITA -, and on the right the "WFI DEPFET Fliers", named after the #NewAthena #WFI. Great Performance, guys! 👏🥇
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Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics @mpe-garching.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
“I’m proud of my team – our work is read all around the world.” Huge congratulations to Ewine van Dishoeck! Named Citation Laureate 2025 by Clarivate for groundbreaking astrochemistry research. Her discoveries reshape how we understand the birth of stars & planets.
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Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie @mpi-astro.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
1/ Alles bereit für den Tag der offenen Tür 🚪 #TdoT25 der #Bundesregierung im #BMFTR am 23. und 24. August. Im Auftrag der @eso.org präsentieren #MPIA und @mpe-garching.bsky.social der @maxplanck.de das Extremely Large Telescope #ELT 🔭. #Astronomie #Weltraum #ESO 🌌
Ein fertiger Informationsstand zum Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) im Eingangsbereich des Bundesministeriums für Bildung und Forschung. Der Stand präsentiert sich mit mehreren Elementen: Im Vordergrund ein Tisch mit ausliegenden Informationsmaterialien, darunter Flyer und Bildkarten astronomischer Motive. Auf dem Tisch steht eine große durchsichtige Vitrine mit einem maßstabsgetreuen Modell des ELT. Dahinter hängen Stellwände mit einem nächtlichen Bild des Teleskops und leuchtenden Laserstrahlen. Zwei große Bildschirme links und rechts des Modells zeigen Animationen und Fotos des ELT. Auf der rechten Seite des Stands steht ein Glücksrad mit einem astronomischen Design, daneben ein Barhocker sowie eine VR-Brille, die Besucherinnen und Besucher ausprobieren können. Links steht eine Infotafel mit der Überschrift „Raumfahrt“ und dem Hinweis „Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) – das weltweit größte Auge im Himmel“. Das Logo der ESO ist ebenfalls sichtbar. Der Stand wird von Mitarbeiterinnen und Mitarbeitern des Max-Planck-Instituts für Astronomie (MPIA) und des Max-Planck-Instituts für extraterrestrische Physik (MPE) betreut. Er ist Teil des Programms zum Tag der offenen Tür der Bundesregierung, bei dem Forschungseinrichtungen ihre Projekte vorstellen.
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Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics @mpe-garching.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
We're excited to welcome you soon at #MPE, @suchitra.bsky.social! 🤗
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Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics @mpe-garching.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Double Congratulations for @mpe-garching.bsky.social #MPE! The German Astronomical Society (AG) honors two of our researchers with prestigious awards: Prof. Dr. Paola Caselli receives the Karl Schwarzschild Medal and Dr. Frank Grupp is honored with the Instrument Development Award. (1/3)
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Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics @mpe-garching.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
🤯Major milestone for #MICADO! The 5-ton cryostat - core of the 6m camera - arrived at #MPE. It keeps optics & detectors at ~82 K 🥶 to enable precise infrared observations for @eso.org Extremely Large Telescope #ELT. More about MICADO: lnkd.in/e5qVq6tY Video: Federico Biondi/MPE.
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Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics @mpe-garching.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Impressions from the #b2run 2025. A total of ~ 300 runners from all Munich #MaxPlanck Institutes and @maxplanck.de participated, 40 of them from #MPE alone! 💪 One "Extraterrestrial"👽finished in 35th place - out of 30.000 runners! #b2runmünchen #gemeinsamfit Photos: Felix Dickfeld/MPE; Jan Greune
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Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics @mpe-garching.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
🥳 Congratulations to @terevaldivia.bsky.social, who has been awarded both the prestigious #OttoHahnMedal and the #OttoHahnAward by @maxplanck.de for her outstanding dissertation! In this Interview she talks about her research, the award ceremony and her future work: www.mpe.mpg.de/8076532/news...
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Honoured twice
Teresa Valdivia-Mena receives the Otto Hahn Medal and Otto Hahn Award for her dissertation on streamers in protoplanetary disks.
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Max-Planck-Gesellschaft @maxplanck.de · 24/06/2025
“The Vera Rubin Telescope will be transformational for my research in #cosmology," says Esra Bulbul, astronomer @mpe-garching.bsky.social. "With its wide field of view and depth, it will observe billions of #galaxies across vast distances.” www.mpg.de/24900555/ver... @vrubinobs.bsky.social
This image of the Trifid Nebula (small gas nebula at top right) and the Lagoon Nebula (dominant) fits roughly into the field of view of the large 3.200 Megapixel camera at the Vera C. Rubin Observatory. The image is a composite of 678 individual images, revealing even faint details.
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Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics @mpe-garching.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Germany’s new Federal Minister for Research, Technology, and Space, @dorobaer.bsky.social visited #MPE. She talked to MPE directors Reinhard Genzel, Kirpal Nandra and Frank Eisenhauer and visited #MICADO, a pioneering instrument for the upcoming #ELT being currently built in Chile by @eso.org.
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