Today was the last day of ESA's JUICE Science Working Team Meeting at #mpsgoettingen in Göttingen – with lots of talks, discussions, and planning for the months and years ahead. Thanks to everyone for being here and making the meeting a success! @esa.int @science.esa.int #JUICE #SWT

Finally here! Two years after #NASA 's #OSIRIS-REx mission returned samples of #asteroid #Bennu to Earth, we have now received 319 mg to study in our labs. We are hoping to determine Bennu’s isotopic composition and learn more about its “birthplace” in the Solar System. #OSIRISREx #AsteroidBennu

Does the solar magnetic field migrate towards the poles faster than expected? Results using the data from #ESA ’s #SolarOrbiter are published today in #ApJL. More infos here: www.mps.mpg.de/sun-first-gl... @science.esa.int @ioppublishing.bsky.social

In this documentary, several protagonists, including #mpsgoettingen scientist Patrick Daly, recount the ups and downs of a unique, 25-year space mission. “They are our children, our family”, Daly says of the instruments aboard #Cluster. He has been working on Cluster for 39 years. Enjoy!

ESA’s space probe #JUICE is headed towards a truly unexpected encounter: on November 2nd, observations of interstellar object #3I/ATLAS will begin. Read more about contributions from #mpsgoettingen to the campaign here: www.mps.mpg.de/juice-and-3i... #comet3i #comet3iatlas

How should #Mars samples be handled upon arrival on Earth? What measurements are necessary? In new report, the Measurement Definition Team of #NASA and @esa.int including Christian Schröder from #MPSGoettingen and Andreas Pack of @uni-goettingen.de gives answers: www.mps.mpg.de/preparing-fo...

Here comes the Sun! ☀️ After a 6-month guest appearance in the exhibition “What the Quantum?!” in the @forumwissen.bsky.social , our model of the Sun is back home. Thanks for safely transporting the Sun through Göttingen. And many thanks for the opportunity to shine as part of the exhibition!

‪ 3 unique views of the #Sun, 1 #workshop! Register now for the Solar Orbiter-IRIS-Aditya Joint Workshop taking place from March 16th-19th 2026 in Berlin. ☀️ More infos here: www.mps.mpg.de/sow2026 #SolarOrbiter # IRIS #Aditya #heliophysics #ESA #NASA #ISRO @science.esa.int

Thanks to basic research, we learn more about the universe, the building blocks of life, and the origins of communication. At Göttingen’s Literaturherbst, astrophysicist Jason Steffen and biologist Kathleen Wermke will share their insights. @mpimmg.bsky.social @mpsgoettingen.bsky.social

Cool photos and kind words! The Göttingen secondary school THG on our school project #MaxPlanckgehtzurSchule: www.thg-goettingen.de/weil-man-nie... Many thanks! It was a pleasure to be there. See you next year! @mpi-nat.bsky.social #TheodorHeussGymnasium

A fun change to the regular work in the lab is the interaction with the public. Yesterday I visited the Astronomical Society of Hildesheim to talk about #Mercury and the #BepiColombo mission. 🛰️🚀🔭📡🧪 @mpsgoettingen.bsky.social

Yesterday, about 30 scientists from the Max Planck Institutes in Göttingen visited school classes to talk about #meteorites, #Mars, the #Sun and much more. Thanks for having us – and for all the great questions! See you next year! #MaxPlanckgehtzurSchule @mpi-nat.bsky.social @mpimmg.bsky.social

Congratulations, @steffenmau.bsky.social ! And a hearty welcome to the "Max Planck family" in Göttingen!

The International Max Planck Research School for Solar System Science becomes a permanent institution in Göttingen and Braunschweig The Solar System School, the joint graduate school of the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, the University […] [Original post on academiccloud.social]

The Solar System School is now permanent! 🥳🥳 www.mps.mpg.de/bright-futur... The unique graduate program offers students from all over the world the opportunity to obtain a doctorate in solar system research. 🛰️☀️🔭 @uni-goettingen.de @tu-braunschweig.de @imprs-solar.academiccloud.social.ap.brid.gy

Tomorrow, Max Planck goes to school! 34 school classes will welcome a scientist from one of the Max Planck Institutes in Göttingen. From #MPSGoettingen, 16 scientists will participate and speak about #exoplanets, #solarstorms etc. #MaxPlanckgehtzurSchule @mpi-nat.bsky.social @mpimmg.bsky.social

Register now for the SO/PHI Science & Team Meetings from Dec. 1st – 5th, 2025 on Tenerife to discuss results from #SolarOrbiter ’s instrument SO/PHI! More information here: meetings.iac.es/sophi2025/ Registration deadline is Oct. 31st. @science.esa.int #Sun #PHI #IAC #S3PC #MCC ☀️🛰️🔭

This new children’s book (in 🇩🇪) features 48 beautiful pages filled with cool facts about the Sun! On 2 of them, MPS-scientist Achim Gandorfer and MPS-engineer Bianca Grauf speak about our balloon mission #SunriseIII and tell what they love about our star. Enjoy! #WASISTWAS #TesloffVerlag #Sunrise3

[job ad: two postdoc positions] Two postdoctoral positions in the SWI project for science operations and data calibration via https://www.mps.mpg.de/career/jobs Postdoctoral researcher (f/m/d) in SWI Data Calibration […]

Our brand-new institute brochure is here! 🌞🪐✨ Across 40 pages, you’ll find an overview of our research topics, methods, and infrastructure—plus insights into public events, training, and more. Enjoy reading! Follow this link: www.mps.mpg.de/8480541/inst... #planets #sun #exoplanets #solarsystem

Scientists from #mpsgoettingen are contributing to and organizing part of the program of the Annual meeting of the German Astronomical Society #ag2025goerlitz https://ag2025.astronomische-gesellschaft.de/program/index.php In particular, the splinter session on "Observation and Characterization […]

Following the "Geo-Erlebnis-Tag" during the weekend, preceding the Geo4Göttingen conference, the Geo4Change | Earth, Life, Climate, Resources, Materials | main program will start with plenary sessions for registered conference participants today […] [Original post on academiccloud.social]

Come and touch some space rocks and learn all about meteorites at the Geo-Erlebnis-Tag at the Geoscience Center of @uni-goettingen.de today from 11:00 - 16:00. MPS scientists are looking forward to your visit! www.geo4goettingen2025.de/geo-erlebnis...

On Sunday, September 14, starting at 11:00 AM during Geo Experience Day, you’ll have the chance to touch meteorites—and even touch the Moon and Mars at the same time! geo4goettingen2025.de/geo-erlebnis... #Geo4Göttingen #Geo4Change #Geosciences #Göttingen

In Göttingen tonight? Check out the public talk by @esa.int astronaut @astromatthias.esa.int at 19:00. The talk will be held in German at the central campus of @uni-goettingen.de quantum25.dpg-tagungen.de/nachrichten/...

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Here are some lovely shots of last night’s #LunarEclipse taken by Kamlesh Bora, Maxime Piralla and Adrian Tuschinsky from #mpsgoettingen. The 1st two photos were taken in #Goettingen, the 3rd at the #GREGORtelescope on #Tenerife.

"If I had a time machine to go back to the past, what would I want to tell my PhD self?" Four IMPRS alumns treated us to valuable insights into their individual career paths and life choices after the PhD. Thank you Jean, Argyrios, Nina and Krzysztof for joining us at the retreat and sharing […]

As in every year, the literary festival Göttinger Literaturherbst, Oct 18th - Nov 11th, features a scientific lecture series covering topics from quantum theory to early childhood language acquisition. Two lectures are in English. Take a look at the full program here: www.mps.mpg.de/von-babyspra...

Molten #planets and early #atmospheres in the #lab: #mpsgoettingen scientist Christian Renggli receives one of this year’s ERC Starting Grants for his group ELMO (Experimental Laboratory Magma Ocean). Congratulations!!! www.mps.mpg.de/erc-starting... @renggli.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu #ERCStG

Thank you so much to @AIP_Potsdam for hosting us today and showing us around some of the fascinating venues on Telegraphenberg in the Wissenschaftspark Albert Einstein as well as your Potsdamer Babelsberg site! We saw the impressive Great Refractor, the […] [Original post on academiccloud.social]

After arrival at this year's IMPRS retreat location yesterday, doctoral researchers are hard at work today, discussing various issues in dedicated working groups. We'll be staying here this week and still have some exciting days of talks, science and […] [Original post on academiccloud.social]

#ParkerSolarProbe was in the right place at the right time in Sept 2022: It passed through a magnetic reconnection region in the Sun's corona. #SolarOrbiter observed the event from a distance. Study led by #SwRI in @natastron.nature.com . #NASA @science.esa.int www.mps.mpg.de/flying-throu...

Could the #Sun be responsible for #ClimateChange? In his #TEDx talk on the subject, #mpsgoettingen director Sami Solanki looks into our star’s capricious past, at its more recent behavior – and gives a clear and definite answer. View here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQ21...

Here are some great shots from our #GREGORSolarTelescope observation campaign in July. Peering into the #photosphere and #chromosphere, we caught several emerging active regions – and a #flare! This will help us study the plasma dynamics in active regions and how energy builds up to create a flare.

Director at Max Planck - a unique position! The Open Call for Expressions of Interest in Max Planck Directorships is open now and can be submitted by the 31st of October 2025. ➡️ mpg.de/directors - Please share the Open Call among potential candidates.

#PhDCongratulations! 🥳🥳🥳Jonathan Nölke of the #IMPRS “Solar System School” has successfully defended his PhD thesis “Dark features in the solar corona and the underlying magnetic field studied with Solar Orbiter” at @tu-braunschweig.de ! #SolarOrbiter #Sun ☀️🛰️🔭

Are you an academic teacher or a researcher in solar system science or a related field interested in pointing your students to exciting PhD opportunities with us? Would you like to receive our Calls for applications (between one to four times per year) and notifications about new PhD project […]

Das Max-Planck-Institut für Dynamik und Selbstorganisation in Göttingen feiert am 16. Juli seinen 100. Geburtstag. Ein Blick auf die Geschichte des Instituts und die Verantwortung, die daraus erwächst. www.mpg.de/25050354/100... #Wissenschaftsgeschiche #Physik

The German radio station "Bayern 2" has devoted the latest episode of its show “IQ” to the #Sun - and to Solar Orbiter’s first views of the solar poles. Interview partner is Sami Solanki of #mpsgoettingen : www.ardaudiothek.de/episode/urn:... In German. Enjoy! #SolarOrbiter @science.esa.int

Hoping for a #flare: During the final days of our 2 week observation campaign with #GREGORSolarTelescope on Tenerife, scientists work remote from the “GREGOR Operations Center” at #mpsgoettingen and zoom in on a recently emerged active region that looks promising. Thanks for all the support onsite!

#PhDCongratulations! 🥳🥳🥳Ziwen Huang of the #IMPRS “Solar System School” has successfully defended her PhD thesis “Investigating small-scale dynamics: Analysis and Interpretation of Solar Orbiter observations” at @tu-braunschweig.de !

Last Wednesday, MPS participated in the company cup of the Altstadtlauf in Göttingen. 12 motivated athletes set off on the 5.5 km course in scorching heat of 37°C. All reached the finish line, and MPS Team 1 secured 26th place out of 253 teams in the team ranking.🏅 Ole Hennseler even won the race!🥳

The #PLATO mission has reached an important milestone: The optical bench with all 26 cameras as been assembled. Read more here: www.mps.mpg.de/plato-fully-... #PLATODataCenter #exoplanet @uni-goettingen.de

Eyes meet brain for our next exoplanet mission, as Plato's payload module is attached to its service module 👀🤝🧠 We've condensed the hours-long, millimetre-precision procedure into just 1.5 minutes in the timelapse below. More info 👉 www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed... 🧪☄

Impressionen von der Nacht des Wissens 2025 #ndwgoe Knapp 6000 Gäste erlebten am 21. Juni 2025 die Nacht des Wissens am MPS. In der verlinkten Bildergalerie findet ihr einige unserer schönsten Fotos aus der Nacht […] [Original post on academiccloud.social]

Björn Müller, researcher at #MPSGoettingen and #IMPRS at #UniGoettingen graduate, has been awarded the Otto Hahn Medal for outstanding achievements in his dissertations. The @maxplanckgesellschaft presented all awards for 2024 at its annual meeting on […] [Original post on academiccloud.social]

Congrats to Cai Dieball from our institute & Björn Müller @mpsgoettingen.bsky.social on receiving the Otto Hahn Medal 🏅! @maxplanck.de is honoring them for their outstanding dissertations. Read more about their research here ⬇️‬‬‬‬ www.mpinat.mpg.de/5044146/pr_2...

Congratulations!!! Read more about the two Otto Hahn medalists from the Max Planck Institutes in #Goettingen here: www.mps.mpg.de/8464437/pm20...

Sonnenuntergang bei der Nacht des Wissens. @ndw-goe.bsky.social | @mpsgoettingen.academiccloud.social.ap.brid.gy | @mpi-nat.bsky.social