Cosmic dance of the ‘Space Clover’
A group led by MPE has, for the first time, detected X-ray gas at the location of the cloverleaf ORC, an odd radio circle (ORC). The origin of ORCs is unknown; in the case of the cloverleaf ORC, the combined data from different wavelengths indicate that the emission is due to a merger of two small galaxy groups.
Einstein Probe First Light
Images confirm new X-ray satellite’s revolutionary capability to detect and follow-up explosive events in the high-energy Universe
eROSITA relaxes cosmological tension
Results from the first X-ray sky survey resolve the previous inconsistency between competing measurements of the structure of the Universe
The X-ray sky opens to the world
First eROSITA sky-survey data release makes public the largest ever catalogue of high-energy cosmic sources
Weighing a Black Hole in the early universe
With the upgraded GRAVITY-instrument at the ESO VLTI, a team of astronomers led by the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics has determined the mass of a Black Hole in a galaxy only 2 billion years after the Big Bang. With 300 million solar masses, the black hole is actually under-massive compared to the mass of its host galaxy, indicating that at least for some systems there might be a delay between the growth of the galaxy and its central black hole.
Webb shines light on early interstellar grain growth
In a groundbreaking study, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) observed the early stages of the growth of dust grains in the dense Chamaeleon I cloud. These cold dust grains have accumulated molecular solids on their surface early in the process leading to star formation, challenging previous assumptions on where and when grain growth occurs.
