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MPS Göttingen @mpsgoettingen.academiccloud.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2026

Young, close-in #planets love to live dangerously: They can provoke violent stellar #flares that backfire on themselves. At #mpsgoettingen, Ekaterina Ilin heads a new Max Planck Research Group and #ERCStartingGrant to study this self-destructive […] [Original post on academiccloud.social]

The close-in planet’s magnetic field interacts with that of its host star, thereby triggering a massive solar flare.

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MPS Göttingen @mpsgoettingen.academiccloud.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026

Colleagues and collaborators from around the world came together in Würzburg this week for the symposium SAMI26 (Solar Activity, Magnetism and Irradiance) – and most of all to celebrate 4 solar cycles of the career of #mpsgoettingen director Sami K […] [Original post on academiccloud.social]

Group picture in front of historical building

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MPS Göttingen @mpsgoettingen.academiccloud.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

Congratulations! At the annual meeting of the German Mineralogical Society, Angelina Abel from #mpsgoettingen was presented the Young Scientist Award 2005. #DMG #Award #YoungScientistAward

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MPS Göttingen @mpsgoettingen.academiccloud.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026

Will there ever be gardens on #Mars? The current exhibition “GartenUtopien” in the #Palmengarten in Frankfurt incorporates scientific expertise from #mpsgoettingen scientists Fred Goesmann and Christian Schröder who also attended the opening. #GartenUtopien #PalmengartenFrankfurt

Christian Schröder at the opening of the exhibition in the Palmengarten Frankfurt

Poster: Garten Utopien - Was uns in Zukunft blüht
1.10.2026 - 7.2.2027

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MPS Göttingen @mpsgoettingen.academiccloud.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/09/2026

4780 rocks from space: The #meteorite collection of @maxplanckgesellschaft has found a new home at #mpsgoettingen. For more than 20 years, the collection was preserved by #SenckenbergNatureResearchSociety. Its origins lie at the […] [Original post on academiccloud.social]

capsule with tiny crumbs of meteorite Ivuna

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MPS Göttingen @mpsgoettingen.academiccloud.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/09/2026

Researchers from #mpsgoettingen and University of Colorado find new evidence, that the #Sun can, in principle, produce #superflares: The great #sunspot of 1947 had the potential to trigger a massive burst of radiation […] [Original post on academiccloud.social]

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MPS Göttingen @mpsgoettingen.academiccloud.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/09/2026

Everything set up to follow the ESA live stream on the Mercury Transfer Module (MTM) separation: The BepiColombo team at MPS Göttingen and colleagues are glued to the screen and are eagerly awaiting to see the outcome of the maneuver! Join us watching […] [Original post on academiccloud.social]

A setup oft large monitors in the corner of a high-ceilinged building. The ESA live stream is playing on the central monitor. To both sides there are BepiColombo posters. A crowd is seen from behind, watching.

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MPS Göttingen @mpsgoettingen.academiccloud.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/09/2026

Today's #mpsgoettingen Summer Workshop offers the perfect opportunity for the entire institute to get together and discuss ongoing and future projects.

group picture of all employees in front of the main entrance

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MPS Göttingen @mpsgoettingen.academiccloud.social.ap.brid.gy · 31/08/2026

The last few days have brought a mix of rain and sunshine to Göttingen. From an office window, #mpsgoettingen scientist Walter Goetz was able to catch this lovely shot of a double #rainbow above the institute. Many thanks for sharing! @thegoecampus

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MPS Göttingen @mpsgoettingen.academiccloud.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/08/2026

From tiny glass beads and a lunar map to #Mercury: New study indirectly determines SiO2-content of Mercury’s surface. With 37 %, it is much less abundant than thought. Mercury’s crust must have formed by extreme volcanism […] [Original post on academiccloud.social]

Three steps to Mercury. Step 1: Using laboratory measurements, the researchers established a relationship between infrared radiation and SiO2 content. Step 2: They verified this relationship using measurement data from the Moon and lunar samples. Step 3: Using infrared data from Mercury, the researchers were then able to determine the SiO2 content of Mercury’s surface.

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MPS Göttingen @mpsgoettingen.academiccloud.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/08/2026

#PhDCongratulations!!! 🥳🥳🥳Yifeng Fu of @imprs_solar successfully defended his thesis “Thermal Transport and Boundary Layer Asymmetry in Turbulent Spherical Rayleigh-Bénard Convection”. @unigoettingen

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MPS Göttingen @mpsgoettingen.academiccloud.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/08/2026

Congratulations! At the 57th annual meeting of the #AAS #SolarPhysicsDivision in Baltimore, #mpsgoettingen scientist Lakshmi Pradeep Chitta was awarded this year’s #KarenHarveyPrize. His research has helped to shape our understanding of the dynamic nature of the #Sun’s #corona.🔭 ☀️ 🛰️

Lakshmi Pradeep Chitta receiving the award certificate.

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MPS Göttingen @mpsgoettingen.academiccloud.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/08/2026

#PhDCongratulations!!! 🥳🥳🥳Yash Mandowara of the #IMPRS #SolarSystemSchool successfully defended his thesis “Measurements of the near-surface horizontal Reynolds stresses of the Sun’s global inertial modes”!!! @unigoettingen

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MPS Göttingen @mpsgoettingen.academiccloud.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/08/2026

Great photo of the total solar eclipse on August 12th, 2026 as witnessed by #mpsgoettingen director Sami K. Solanki in Praia do Lago das Pontes, Spain. #solareclipse #solareclipse2026

total solar eclipse over body of water with hills in the background

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MPS Göttingen @mpsgoettingen.academiccloud.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/08/2026

Current observations from ESA’s #SolarOrbiter help #PredictiveScienceInc predict what the #corona will look like during the upcoming #SolarEclipse2026. Input is data from the instrument SO/PHI designed and built at #mpsgoettingen […] [Original post on academiccloud.social]

Simulations showing what the Sun's corona is likely to look like as viewed from Spain at the time of the solar eclipse.

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MPS Göttingen @mpsgoettingen.academiccloud.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/08/2026

Using the #InouyeSolarTelescope and computer simulations, researchers from #NationalSolarObservatory, #mpsgoettingen and #HighAltitudeObservatory reveal tiny vortices on the Sun’s surface that have never been seen before. They are interpreted as signs of […] [Original post on academiccloud.social]

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MPS Göttingen @mpsgoettingen.academiccloud.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/08/2026

Come join us on August 12th in celebrating a partial #solareclipse and the #Perseids #meteorshower! Experience shows in a mobile #planetarium, hands-on experiments, lectures – and, of course, sky observations. #LangeNachtderAstronomie #SoFi2026 #Perseiden @unigoettingen

Sonnenfinsternis + Sternschnuppen
12.8.2026, 15:30 - 23 Uhr
Shows im mobilen Planetarium, Vorträge, Live-Beobachtungen, Mitmach-Stände
www.mps.mpg.de/lange-nacht-der-astronomie-2026

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MPS Göttingen @mpsgoettingen.academiccloud.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/07/2026

#PhDCongratulations!!! 🥳🥳🥳 Sanghita Chandra of the IMPRS Solar System School successfully defended her thesis “Interpreting Solar Spicules using Synthetic Diagnostics from 3D Radiative Magnetohydrodynamic Simulations” at the @tubraunschweig @imprs_solar […] [Original post on academiccloud.social]

Half-portrait of a young woman with long black hair and a white dress looking down on a doctoral hat that she is holding in her hands. She is standing in front of a wooden door, smiling and pointing at objects on the hat.

Young woman just emerged through a wooden door doing a little happy dance. To her left, three man clapping. This is the moment the new doctor is presented to the world by her committee members.

Formal picture of a new doctor with her committee members. The successful candidate is wearing a doctoral hat, held on her head by the two people to her left an right. A forth person stands further to her right. All are in formal attire and looking towards the camera.

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MPS Göttingen @mpsgoettingen.academiccloud.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/07/2026

2 years after the stratospheric flight of #SunriseIII, first results are released today in a #SunriseIIIFocusIssue in The Astrophysical Journal Letters: iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/… Read more here […] [Original post on academiccloud.social]

Sunrise III data showing a flare and the associated magnetic field in different layers of the Sun

sunspot in the photosphere imaged by Sunrise III's SUSI instrument

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MPS Göttingen @mpsgoettingen.academiccloud.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/06/2026

#PhDCongratulations!!! 🥳 As the 250th graduate of the @imprs_solar, Ilse de Langen successfully defended her thesis today. Title: Modelling Magnetic Induction and Lorentz Force-Driven Flows in Europa’s Subsurface Ocean […] [Original post on academiccloud.social]

From left to right: Sonja Schuh (IMPRS Scientific Coordinator), Ilse de Langen (250th IMPRS graduate), Sami K. Solanki (former IMPRS Spokesperson)

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MPS Göttingen @mpsgoettingen.academiccloud.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/06/2026

Congratulations!!! 🥳🥳🥳 @HumboldtStiftung has awarded the Humboldt Research Award to the Indian solar scientist Durgesh Tripathi of the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics. The award will enable Tripathi to deepen his close and […] [Original post on academiccloud.social]

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MPS Göttingen @mpsgoettingen.academiccloud.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/06/2026

The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded Prof. Dr. Laurent Gizon of #mpsgoettingen and @unigoettingen an ERC Advanced Grant worth 2.5 million euros. The project INSIDE aims to measure the Sun's magnetic field deep below the visible surface for the […] [Original post on academiccloud.social]

solar inertial modes on the solar surface

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MPS Göttingen @mpsgoettingen.academiccloud.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/06/2026

#PhDCongratulations!!! 🥳🥳🥳Neelanchal Joshi of the #IMPRS #SolarSystemSchool successfully defended his thesis “Measuring multiscale solar flows using local correlation tracking”!!! @unigoettingen @thegoecampus

Neelanchal Joshi and the examination committee

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MPS Göttingen @mpsgoettingen.academiccloud.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/06/2026

Come talk to members of the planetary atmospheres group about possible Master thesis projects applying data science methods to water vapour retrieval in Earth's atmosphere: now waiting for you to stop by at the CIDAS market place at #GWDG! #mpsgoettingen #unigoettingen #thegoecampus #cidas

A poster with graphics of Jupiter and Earth. The large title says Master thesis project.

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MPS Göttingen @mpsgoettingen.academiccloud.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/06/2026

Organics in #meteorites: In preparation for ESA’s search for life on #Mars with #RosalindFranklin, researchers from #mpsgoettingen, @unigoettingen and the University Côte d'Azur have investigated the chirality of pristane and phytane in the Murchison […] [Original post on academiccloud.social]

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MPS Göttingen @mpsgoettingen.academiccloud.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/06/2026

#PhDCongratulations!!! 🥳🥳🥳Prithwitosh Dey of the #IMPRS #SolarSystemSchool successfully defended his thesis “Solar inertial modes as probes of rotation and convection”! @unigoettingen @thegoecampus

Group picture of Thesis Advisory Committee

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MPS Göttingen @mpsgoettingen.academiccloud.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/06/2026

Sunrise III Data Release: 2 years after the flight of the balloon-borne solar observatory Sunrise III, terabytes of data are now online and offer a unique view of our star: sr3data.mps.mpg.de #Sun #SunriseIII #Sunrise3 #APL #NAOJ #IAA_CSIC #INTA #UV #upm #iacastrofisica #SSC

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MPS Göttingen @mpsgoettingen.academiccloud.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/05/2026

Congratulations! #mpsgoettingen Director Sami K. Solanki has been elected to the Fellowship of #theroyalsociety . This is in recognition of Solanki’s contributions to our understanding of the dynamic nature of the #Sun, its magnetism and activity. Read more here: www.mps.mpg.de/sami-solanki...

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MPS Göttingen @mpsgoettingen.academiccloud.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/05/2026

Different #meteorites, same birthplace: The parent bodies of different groups of #CarbonaceousChondrites may have formed in the same region of the #SolarSystem. Published today in #TheAstrophysicalJournal […] [Original post on academiccloud.social]

Just outside Jupiter’s orbit, a ring-shaped region of high gas pressure formed. In this “dust trap,” over several million years planetesimals of varying compositions were able to form.

Different groups of carbonaceous chondrites (here CO, CV, CM, TL, CI, and CR) can be traced back to different generations of planetesimals that formed over the course of about two million years. They differ in their proportions of fine-grained material (shown here in blue) and inclusions (shown here in brown).

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MPS Göttingen @mpsgoettingen.academiccloud.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/05/2026

Final talk of the public lecture serie "Im Feuerwerk der Sonne" on May 21, 7pm. Johann Hirzberger will introduce us to space weather prediction from a unique vantage point with Virgil. In German. All info www.mps.mpg.de/im-feuerwerk-der-son… […] [Original post on academiccloud.social]

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MPS Göttingen @mpsgoettingen.academiccloud.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/05/2026

A look into the “GREGOR Observations Center” GOC at MPS Göttingen during this month’s remote campaign at the GREGOR Solar Telescope, located on Tenerife. Many great active regions and sunspots, but unfortunately clouds obstructed our view. Hoping for […] [Original post on academiccloud.social]

Operations center with 3 scientists working at desks and several large monitors showing the GREGOR telescope, a sunspot and a full-disc views of the Sun.

Operations center with 3 scientists working at desks and several large monitors showing the GREGOR telescope, an active region and a full-disc view of the Sun.

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MPS Göttingen @mpsgoettingen.academiccloud.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/05/2026

COMING UP: next lecture in our series “Im Feuerwerk der Sonne” on May 7th, 7 PM. Natalie Krivova from MPS Göttingen will speak about the most violent solar storms of the past 11.000 years. In German. More here […] [Original post on academiccloud.social]

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MPS Göttingen @mpsgoettingen.academiccloud.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/05/2026

Today we welcomed Dr. Ramanuj Banerjee, Counselor for Science and Technology at the Indian Embassy in Germany, and representatives from Göttingen International at the University of Göttingen to MPS. It was a wonderful opportunity to present our research […] [Original post on academiccloud.social]

Four men in formal attire standing next to each other, all looking towards the camera with serious yet friendly expressions. Above their heads, a large satellite model hangs from the ceiling. Further in the background, parts of two large wall murals depicting the Sun and a minor planet are visible.

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MPS Göttingen @mpsgoettingen.academiccloud.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/04/2026

#GirlsDay and #BoysDay at #mpsgoettingen: 24 curious girls and boys explored our institute and had a chance to print with iron meteorites, “cook” solar plasma and get hands-on experience in our labs and workshops. It was great to have you! Thanks for an exciting day! #Zukunftstag #Zukunftstag2026

hands-on work in our mechanical workshop

engineers explaining today's tests in our vibrational testing facility

Scientist shows an etched iron meteorite to students

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MPS Göttingen @mpsgoettingen.academiccloud.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/04/2026

#Solar #prominences are huge, cool and dense structures suspended in the #corona. Some are also extremely long-lived: They are stable for weeks relying on constant replenishing of fresh material. A study published today in #NatureAstronomy explores their […] [Original post on academiccloud.social]

Image of the active Sun displaying solar prominences in different shapes and sizes. These prominences are highlighted by white frames.

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MPS Göttingen @mpsgoettingen.academiccloud.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/04/2026

DON’T MISS: next lecture in our lecture series “Im Feuerwerk der Sonne” on April 16th, 7 PM. Volker Bothmer from @unigoettingen will speak about the effects of dangerous #SpaceWeather on terrestrial infrastructure. In German. More here: www.mps.mpg.de/im-feuerwerk... ☀️🌍🔭 @thegoecampus

Öffentliche Vortragsreihe "Im Feuerwerk der Sonne"
Do., 16. April 2026, 19 Uhr
Dr. Volker Bothmer (Universität Göttingen)
Gefahren von Weltraumwetter für unsere moderne Infrastruktur

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MPS Göttingen @mpsgoettingen.academiccloud.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/04/2026

It’s cherry blossom time! 💮💮💮Hans-Adolf-Krebs-Weg behind #mpsgoettingen has turned into a lovely cherry walk – offering glimpses of the institute’s far side amidst a sea of white blossoms. Maybe an idea for an evening stroll? #Kirschpost #CherryBlossom @unigoettingen @thegoecampus

View of the far side of MPS through boughs with cherry blossoms

Hans-Adolf-Krebs-Weg lined with blooming cherry trees with MPS sign

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MPS Göttingen @mpsgoettingen.academiccloud.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/03/2026

COMING UP: The next lecture in our public lecture series “Im Feuerwerk der Sonne” will be colorful! Learn all about #PolarLights. In German. The lecture takes place on April 2nd, 7 PM, in the auditorium of #mpsgoettingen. More here […] [Original post on academiccloud.social]

Do., 2. April 2026, 19 Uhr
Prof. Dr. Yasuhito Narita (TU Braunschweig):
Polarlichter: Faszination und aktuelle Forschung

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MPS Göttingen @mpsgoettingen.academiccloud.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/03/2026

Despite rainy weather, our #AstronomyDay is well under way – with lectures, planetarium shows and fun for kids. @unigoettingen @thegoecampus #Astronomietag #Astronomietag2026 #FPG

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MPS Göttingen @mpsgoettingen.academiccloud.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/03/2026

Almost like the real thing: Three years before ESA's #ExoMars rover #RosalindFranklin is scheduled to land on #Mars, #mpsgoettingen apprentices have completed their own model of the Mars rover. Great job, guys! 🚀🛰️ Read more here: www.mps.mpg.de/a-mars-rover-for-mps #ESA

a model of the Mars rover Rosalind Franklin

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MPS Göttingen @mpsgoettingen.academiccloud.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/03/2026

What are #exoplanets and how do researchers find them? Learn more in our kids’ lecture on Astronomy Day, March 28th, at 3 PM. Including hands-on fun! In German. More info here: www.mps.mpg.de/astronomietag2026 @unigoettingen @thegoecampus #Astronomietag #Astronomietag2026

Astronomietag 2026
Samstag, 28. März
15 Uhr: Kindervortrag
Christoph Rauterberg (MPS):
Planetdetektive im Weltall - Wie PLATO ferne Welten entdeckt
Für Kinder zwischen 8 und 10 Jahren

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MPS Göttingen @mpsgoettingen.academiccloud.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/03/2026

Launched 48 years ago, NASA’s space probes #Voyager 1 and 2 are still exploring – and have long left the #SolarSystem. Learn more on Astronomy Day, March 28th, 7 PM, in public talk by #mpsgoettingen scientist Harald Krüger. In German […] [Original post on academiccloud.social]

Astronomietag 2026
Samstag, 28. März, 19 Uhr
Dr. Harald Krüger (MPS)
Bis an den Rand des Sonnensystems und darüber hinaus - Die Weltraummissionen Voyager 1 und 2
https://www.mps.mpg.de/astronomietag2026

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MPS Göttingen @mpsgoettingen.academiccloud.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/03/2026

COMING UP: the next lecture in our public lecture series “Im Feuerwerk der Sonne”. On Thursday, March 12th, at 7 PM, learn all about the #SolarWind including new research results. In German. More here: www.mps.mpg.de/im-feuerwerk-der-son… ☀️🔭 #Sun #SpaceWeather @thegoecampus

Öffentliche Vortragsreihe "Im Feuerwerk der Sonne"
Do., 12. März 2026, 19 Uhr
Prof. Dr. Hardi Peter (MPS)
Unsichtbar und doch zu messen: Wie der Wind von der Sonne ihre Umgebung prägt

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MPS Göttingen @mpsgoettingen.academiccloud.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/03/2026

In #Goettingen, the upcoming Astronomy Day on March 28th will offer lectures, planetarium shows and skygazing. Topics will be #moon, #planets, #exoplanets for kids, #Voyager and much more! In German. More info here […] [Original post on academiccloud.social]

Astronomietag 2026
Samstag, 28. März
14-20 Uhr: Vorträge, Shows im mobilen Planetarium
ab 19 Uhr: Beobachtungen von Himmelsobjekten
Eintritt frei
Mit Kinderprogramm

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MPS Göttingen @mpsgoettingen.academiccloud.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/02/2026

If you are a space enthusiast and enjoy coloring, this is for you! Have fun with these two #mpsgoettingen coloring pages which were hand-drawn by MPS scientist Ziwen Huang and Ilsabe Weber from our Facility Management. Download here […] [Original post on academiccloud.social]

hand-drawn coloring page of institute building

hand-drawn coloring page of mouse, planets, stars, a space probe and a spiral galaxy

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MPS Göttingen @mpsgoettingen.academiccloud.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/02/2026

The newly founded German Society for Planetary Research (#DGP) will be holding its 1st Annual Meeting, the #DGP2026, from March 16th, 2026 to March 18th, 2026 in Berlin. Registration is still open until March 1st, 2026. More infos here […] [Original post on academiccloud.social]

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MPS Göttingen @mpsgoettingen.academiccloud.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/02/2026

#PhDCongratulations!!! 🥳🥳🥳 Patrick Bambach of the @imprs_solar successfully defended his thesis “Calibration of the Jovian Electron and Ion Analyzer (JEI) for the Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE)” at the University of Stuttgart. @Uni_Stuttgart #JUICE 🔭🛰️

Patrick Bambach (center) with model of PEP-JEI

Group picture of Patrick Bambach and members of the examination committee

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