Are you looking for a PhD position in the field of experimental planetary science?
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The ERC Starting Grant group ELMO led by Christian Renggli @bsky.app.profile.renggli.bsky.social is […]
Do., 2. April 2026, 19 Uhr Prof. Dr. Yasuhito Narita (TU Braunschweig): Polarlichter: Faszination und aktuelle Forschung
COMING UP: The next lecture in our public lecture series “Im Feuerwerk der Sonne” will be colorful! Learn all about #PolarLights. In German. The lecture takes place on April 2nd, 7 PM, in the auditorium of #mpsgoettingen.
More here […]
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six apprentices present the rover
a model of the Mars rover Rosalind Franklin
Almost like the real thing: Three years before ESA's #ExoMars rover #RosalindFranklin is scheduled to land on #Mars, #mpsgoettingen apprentices have completed their own model of the Mars rover. Great job, guys! 🚀🛰️
Read more here: https://www.mps.mpg.de/a-mars-rover-for-mps
#ESA
six apprentices present their model of ESA's Mars rover Rosalind Franklin
Model of Mars rover Rosalind Franklin
Almost like the real thing: Three years before ESA's #ExoMars rover #RosalindFranklin is scheduled to land on #Mars, #mpsgoettingen apprentices have completed their own model of the Mars rover. Great job, guys! 🚀🛰️
Read more here: www.mps.mpg.de/a-mars-rover...
@science.esa.int #ESA
Astronomietag 2026 Samstag, 28. März, 19 Uhr Dr. Harald Krüger (MPS) Bis an den Rand des Sonnensystems und darüber hinaus - Die Weltraummissionen Voyager 1 und 2 https://www.mps.mpg.de/astronomietag2026
Launched 48 years ago, NASA’s space probes #Voyager 1 and 2 are still exploring – and have long left the #SolarSystem. Learn more on Astronomy Day, March 28th, 7 PM, in public talk by #mpsgoettingen scientist Harald Krüger. In German […]
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hand-drawn coloring page of MPS institute building
hand-drawn coloring page of mouse, planets, stars, a space probe and a spiral galaxy
If you are a #space enthusiast and enjoy coloring, this is for you! Have fun with these #mpsgoettingen coloring pages which were hand-drawn by MPS scientist Ziwen Huang and Ilsabe Weber from our Facility Management. Download here: www.mps.mpg.de/mps-coloring...
#coloring #coloringfun @maxplanck.de
hand-drawn coloring page of institute building
hand-drawn coloring page of mouse, planets, stars, a space probe and a spiral galaxy
If you are a space enthusiast and enjoy coloring, this is for you!
Have fun with these two #mpsgoettingen coloring pages which were hand-drawn by MPS scientist Ziwen Huang and Ilsabe Weber from our Facility Management.
Download here […]
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Blick entlang des Tubus eines großen Teleskops, durch einen geöffneten Kuppelspalt auf mehrere helle Sterne am dunklen Himmel.
Übermorgen, Donnerstag 19. Februar 2026, findet ab 18:00h wieder eine öffentliche Führung in der Astrophysik statt, diesmal mit einem Vortrag von J. Hölken, Mitarbeiter des MPS Göttingen, Thema des Vortrags: Wie wir kleinste Phänomene auf der Sonne […]
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Congratulations!!! Lakshmi Pradeep Chitta of #mpsgoettingen is awarded 2026 #KarenHarveyPrize by @aas.org #SolarPhysicsDivision.
His research shows how tiny magnetic structures and processes determine the dynamic nature of the corona: www.mps.mpg.de/high-honor-f...
@erc.europa.eu #heliophysics ☀️🔭
The latest post on the DLR Space Blog is about the #RAMSES mission, which will accompany the #asteroid #Apophis as it soars past Earth in 2029 - and about the instrument #RPS currently being developed at #mpsgoettingen: www.dlr.de/de/blog/arch...
In German. Enjoy!
@dlr-de.bsky.social
The latest post on the DLR Space Blog is about the #RAMSES mission, which will accompany the #asteroid #Apophis as it soars past Earth in 2029 - and about the instrument #RPS currently being developed at #mpsgoettingen […]
Öffentliche Vortragsreihe "Im Feuerwerk der Sonne" Do., 12. Februar 2026, 19 Uhr Prof. Dr. Sami K. Solanki (MPS) Die eruptive Sonne und ihr Einfluss auf die Erde
Our public lecture series “Im Feuerwerk der Sonne“ starts this Thursday with a lecture by #mpsgoettingen Director Sami Solanki. Learn about solar activity and how it impacts Earth! In German. More info here: www.mps.mpg.de/im-feuerwerk... @goettingen-campus.de
#Sun #spaceweather ☀️🌍🔭
Öffentliche Vortragsreihe "Im Feuerwerk der Sonne" Do., 12. Februar 2026, 19 Uhr Prof. Dr. Sami K. Solanki (MPS) Die eruptive Sonne und ihr Einfluss auf die Erde
Our public lecture series “Im Feuerwerk der Sonne“ starts this Thursday with a lecture by #mpsgoettingen Director Sami Solanki.
Learn about solar activity and how it impacts Earth! In German.
More info here: https://www.mps.mpg.de/im-feuerwerk-der-sonne
@thegoecampus
#Sun #spaceweather ☀️🌍🔭
RE: academiccloud.social/@unigoettingen/115740121...
Congratulations! Read the original publication in #Astronomy&Astrophysics including scientists from #mpsgoettingen here: www.aanda.org/articles/aa/abs/2025/01/...
Congratulations! 🥳 “A weather map for a gas giant #exoplanet” is one of @physicsworld.bsky.social ‘s Top 10 Breakthroughs in Physics 2025. Research led by @uni-goettingen.de including #mpsgoettingen.
Read more here: physicsworld.com/a/top-10-bre...
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orange Northern Lights above trees
red and green Northern Lights
green Northern Light
red Northern Lights against silhouette of 6 people
What a sight! The #NorthernLights were clearly visible in the skies above #Goettingen last night. Here are some shots captured by #mpsgoettingen employees. Enjoy!
And thanks to everyone for sharing!
#aurora
A view of the Gänseliesel fountain in Göttingen amid a crowd of bystanders and against a black sky
Johannes Hölken climbs the Gänseliesel Fountain.
Johannes Hölken on top of the fountain.
Our "rocket", illuminated with lights.
#PhDCongratulations!!! In the pitch-dark of winter and arriving in our own “rocket”, #MPSGoettingen scientist Johannes Hölken successfully completed the #Gänseliesel Ceremony in #Göttingen!
#ESA ’s and #JAXA ’s upcoming space mission #RAMSES, which will rendezvous with near-Earth #asteroid #Apophis in 2029, has a new website. Find information about the mission, science and the instrument #RPS contributed by #mpsgoettingen here: https://www.ramsesmission.space/
#ESA ’s and #JAXA ’s upcoming space mission #RAMSES, which will rendezvous with near-Earth #asteroid #Apophis in 2029, has a new website. Find information about the mission, science and the instrument #RPS contributed by #mpsgoettingen here: www.ramsesmission.space
🛰️🔭
Die HNA berichtet: ESA startet Mond-Offensive – Göttinger Forscher mischen bei Missionen mit
Ein Interview mit Prof. Dr. Thorsten Kleine
www.hna.de/lokales/goettingen/goett...
#MPSGoettingen […]
A view of half the Sun in short wavelengths, with the disk surface appearing very active and the inner corona outside the disk glowing bright. Towards the bottom of the disk, a map is superimposed that is labelled "Sol Australis Incognita". At the bottom right just outside the disk, a space craft has been inserted, and below that centered the words "Season‘s Greetings".
#MPSGoettingen wishes you happy holidays and a healthy and successful New Year 2026!
Featuring prominently on our season's greetings card: the first images of the Sun's south pole 🛰️ ☀️
During its flyby of the Sun at the end of March this year, the […]
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Two people present a framed certificate in front of a screen displaying text.
Congratulations! 🥳
For re-examining and improving a 33-year-old reconstruction of #solarirradiance, #mpsgoettingen scientist Theodosios Chatzistergos received the #KeesdeJagerPrize for best publication in the journal #SolarPhysics. The award was now […]
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Two people present a framed certificate in front of a screen displaying text.
Congratulations! For re-examining and improving a 33-year-old reconstruction of #solarirradiance, #MPSGoettingen scientist Theodosios Chatzistergos received the #KeesdeJagerPrize for best publication in the journal #SolarPhysics. The award was now presented. www.mps.mpg.de/kees-de-jage...
A picture of the SOHO launch, with two cakes draped left and right to the framed picture.
#soho30 SOHO 30 years launch anniversary - celebratory cake at #mpsgoettingen now!
For ESA’s mission #Vigil to forecast dangerous space weather, #mpsgoettingen is providing one of the key instruments: Vigil's Photospheric Magnetic Field Imager. Read more about the instrument and the science we plan to do with it here […]
For ESA’s mission #Vigil to forecast dangerous space weather, #mpsgoettingen is providing one of the key instruments: Vigil's Photospheric Magnetic Field Imager. Read more about the instrument and the science we plan to do with it here: www.mps.mpg.de/esa-s-space-...
#Vigil #PMI #CM25 #spaceweather
When in 2029, ESA’s #Ramses spacecraft accompanies #asteroid #Apophis on its very close flyby of #Earth, a particle spectrometer from #mpsgoettingen will be on board. Read more here: www.mps.mpg.de/a-companion-for-near-ear...
Great to be along for the ride! #ESA #JAXA […]
When in 2029, ESA’s #Ramses spacecraft accompanies #asteroid #Apophis on its very close flyby of #Earth, a particle spectrometer from #mpsgoettingen will be on board. Read more here: www.mps.mpg.de/a-companion-...
Great to be along for the ride! @esa.int @science.esa.int #CM25 #2029Flyby
Group picture after the successful defense
Close-up of the doctoral hat
Group picture after the successful defense
Johannes Hölken with his doctoral hat
#PhDCongratulations! 🥳🥳 🥳 Johannes Hölken of the @imprs_solar has successfully defended his PhD thesis “Towards solar many-line inversions” at the @unigoettingen !
group picture in front of main entrance of the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research
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 #JUICE #ESA_JUICE #SWT
