News Archives   2015/2014     2013     2012     2011     2010     2009     2008     2007     2006     2005...      Our Galaxy and its stellar halo December 2008 Gabriella De Lucia Aufbruch ins Universum: Countdown zum Astronomiejahr November 2008 In nur fünf Wochen knallen zu Neujahr die Korken und ganz Deutschland wird Sterne sehen. Im Januar beginnt das Internationale Jahr der Astronomie 2009 (IYA 2009). Das ehrgeizige Ziel: das Weltall für jedermann erlebbar zu machen. Simon White awarded with the 2008 Latsis Prize of the European Science Foundation November 2008 The European Science Foundation (ESF) announced that this year's European Latsis Prize is awarded to Professor Simon White, Director at the Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics. The Latsis Prize rewards researchers who have made outstanding progress in European research. Supercomputers predict where to look to see the Dark Matter November 2008 An international team of astrophysicists led by Volker Springel (Max Institute for Astrophysics) has used some of Europe's largest supercomputers to show where NASA's newest satellite observatory should look to see the mysterious dark matter which fills the Universe. Solar prominences: the need for dynamical modelling November 2008 Ulrich Anzer Cosmography October 2008 Franciso S. Kitaura, Jens Jasche, Cheng Li, Torsten A. Enßlin THE SHAPES OF PLANETARY ORBITS September 2008 Scott Tremaine Picture Credit: © 2002 Sky & Telescope Galactic wind in the bulge of the Andromeda galaxy August 2008 Akos Bogdan, Marat Gilfanov Pictures of dying stars: Surprising discovery opens up new insights into the explosion mechanisms of supernovae July 2008 A team of astronomers led by Paolo Mazzali, Max-Planck-Institute for Astrophysics (MPA), are providing hints that a recent supernova may be an intermediate between normal supernovae and gamma-ray bursts. What Dark Matter should look like July 2008 Mark Vogelsberger, Simon White, Amina Helmi, Volker Springel Eugene Churazov elected as member of Russian Academy of Sciences June 2008 What can the cosmological recombination radiation tell us about the thermal history of the Universe? June 2008 J. Chluba and R.A. Sunyaev Measuring invisible pressure with optical and X-ray data May 2008 Eugene Churazov, William Forman, Alexey Vikhlinin, Scott Tremaine, Ortwin Gerhard, Christine Jones Searching for observational evidence of QSO feedback April 2008 Vivienne Wild, Guinevere Kauffmann, Simon White Girls'Day 2008 Donnerstag, 24. April, 2008 Pictures taken during the Girls' Day at MPA / MPE on April 24, 2008 Connecting star formation and black hole accretion with galaxy-galaxy interactions March 2008 Cheng Li Elemental fingerprints of the oldest stars February 2008 Martin Asplund Rashid Sunyaev awarded with the 2008 Henry Norris Russell Prize of the American Astronomical Society February 2008 The American Astronomical Society (AAS) announced that the 2008 Henry Norris Russell Prize is awarded to Rashid Sunyaev, Director at the Max-Planck Institute for Astrophysics in Garching. Supernovae are NOT spherical February 2008 An international collaboration of researchers including the Max-Planck-Institute for Astrophysics (MPA) has uncovered geometric property of core-collapse supernovae. A close look at solar granulation January 2008 Friedrich Kupka, Herbert J. Muthsam, Christof Obertscheider, Florian Zaussinger Distortions to galaxy clustering yield clues to the puzzle of the accelerated expansion of the Universe January 2008 Luigi Guzzo, a visiting researcher at the Max Planck Institutes for Astrophysics (MPA) and Extraterrestrial Physics (MPE), has led a team studying a new method to clarify the cause of cosmic acceleration (Nature, January 31, 2008). Crafoord Prize 2008 awarded to Max Planck Astrophysicist Rashid Sunyaev January 2008 Rashid Sunyaev, director at the Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics, is awarded with this year's Crafoord Prize in Astronomy. The Crafoord Prize is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and is intended to promote international basic research in several disciplines, including astronomy.

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