Events and Seminars at or with MPE

We are excited to announce the „ORIGINS Dark Energy Day“, taking place on January 27th at MPE. This in-person event, organized by ORIGINS CN-4, aims to bring together everyone in the cluster and the broader Munich scientific community who is interested in dark energy and related topics. The program will feature highlight talks by experts and contributions from participants. We especially encourage early-career scientists to present their work. [more]

Der Satellit eROSITA beobachtet den gesamten Himmel im Röntgenbereich. Entwickelt und gebaut am Max-Planck-Institut für Extraterrestrische Physik (MPE) in Garching, startete er am 13. Juli 2019 vom Weltraumbahnhof Baikonur, und hat insgesamt vier komplette Himmelsdurchmusterungen durchgeführt. Dabei beobachtete er mehr als eine Million Quellen, viele davon waren vorher unbekannt. Dr. Susanne Friedrich vom MPE wird beim Café&Kosmos erzählen, wie eROSITA damit die Struktur des Universums untersucht und kosmologische Modelle einschließlich der dunklen Energie testet. Sie wird zudem vorstellen, welche weiteren Ergebnisse die Astronom*innen bisher aus den eROSITA-Daten über unzählige Himmelsobjekte wie Aktive Galaxienkerne, supermassereiche Schwarze Löcher, Doppelsterne und Supernovaüberreste gewinnen konnten. [more]

This is the initial announcement for the upcoming ESO workshop "Galactic Ecosystems under the Microscope: Lessons from High-Resolution Studies" at ESO Garching, 7-11 July 2025. This workshop will explore the latest developments in resolved galaxy properties and evolution. With next-generation observatories such as JWST, ELT and SKA, and upgrades to ALMA and VLA, a new era is being entered in understanding these critical aspects of galaxies throughout cosmic history. The aim is to bring together experts working on observational, theoretical and numerical approaches to address the following key questions How do galaxies assemble their baryonic constituents?What mechanisms regulate star formation and feedback in nearby galaxies?How does small-scale physics relate to the global properties of galaxies? [more]

Speaker 1: Nils Schöneberg Title: “Where theory meets data in cosmology -- The Hubble tension and other challenges” Speaker 2: Oliver Friedrich Title: “Forcing Neutrinos to obey the holographic principle” Speaker 3: Louise Nielsen Title: “Hunting Young Exoplanets” Speaker 4: David Cont Title: “High-resolution spectroscopy of giant exoplanets” [more]

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