Press Releases
Zeroing in on the tau lepton: new Max-Planck Fellow Group led by Stephan Paul
A new research group will be launched at the Max Planck Institute for Physics (MPP) in early January 2019. Its main focus will be on the analysis of ...
Atomic and Subatomic Physics: Swiftly sifting the data
Large-scale experiments in fundamental research require more and more computing and storage resources. German physicists have now joined forces to ...
First complete assessment of the Sun’s fusion processes
The most comprehensive analysis of neutrinos from core processes inside the Sun has been published by the researchers of the Borexino experiment. For ...
ORIGINS Cluster gets green light
The Excellence Cluster “From the Origin of the Universe to the First Building Blocks of Life (the “ORIGINS” Cluster) can begin work on January 1, ...
First evidence on the source of extragalactic particles
For the first time ever, scientists have determined the cosmic origin of highest-energy neutrinos. A research group led by IceCube scientist Elisa ...
New Jupiter-like exoplanets discovered
Astronomers have used a novel technique to reveal the hitherto unsuspected presence of protoplanets in orbit around a young star. Prof. Dr. ...
Mapping the threat of small near-Earth asteroids
Just a few days ago, a small asteroid lit up the sky over Botswana – having been discovered mere hours before it hit the Earth. Near Earth Objects ...
