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 Exhibitions
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Talks (in German)
The Art of Recycling Pulsars.
Press Release PRI (MPIfR) 02/2012 (1) of
Max-Planck-Instituts für Radioastronomie (MPIfR)
from February 03, 2012,
about the adaptation of
stellar Astrophysics models in order to to explain the behaviour of fast rotating neutron stars in binary systems
Also in German via
Die Kunst, Pulsare zu beschleunigen.
Press Coverage.
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A Boost for European Radio Astronomy.
Press Release PRI (MPIfR) 01/2012 (1) of
Max-Planck-Instituts für Radioastronomie (MPIfR)
from January 05, 2012,
about
a grant of 9.5 million Euros by the European Commission to fund
the latest program of the European astronomy collaboration RadioNet,
RadioNet3, for the years 2012 to 2015.
Also in German via
Kräftiger Schub für die europäische Radioastronomie.
Press Coverage.
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The birth of a telescope 30 times larger than Earth.
Press Release PRI (MPIfR) 12/2011 (1) of
Max-Planck-Instituts für Radioastronomie (MPIfR)
from December 08, 2011,
about the
first interferometric signals detected between the Effelsberg 100-meter telescope and the space-borne antenna Spektr-R of the RadioAstron project.
Also in German via
Geburt eines Teleskops 30mal größer als die Erde.
Dazu Presse-Echo.
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Polarized Radio Emission of the Milky Way,
Press Release PRI (MPIfR) 08/2011 (1) of MPIfR and MPG
from August 23, 2011,
about
the detection of two new Supernova Remnanrts
within the framework of a Sino-German Cooperation
with the Urumqi Radio Telescope in China.
In German language via
Polarisierte Radiostrahlung der Milchstraße.
Pressemeldung PRI (MPIfR) 08/2011 (2) des
Max-Planck-Instituts für Radioastronomie (MPIfR)
und der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft (MPG).
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Hydrogen peroxide discovered in space,
Press Release PRI (MPIfR) 07/2011 (1) of MPIfR & MPG
about
the first identification of a
key molecule for water chemistry with the APEX Telescope in Chile.
See also:
Die Entdeckung von Wasserstoffperoxid im Weltraum,
Press Release PRI (MPIfR) 07/2011 (2) in German language.
Press coverage.
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High Flying Astronomy with German Instrument,
Press Release PRI (MPIfR) 04/2011 (3) of MPIfR & MPG
about
the first flight of the SOFIA airborne observatory with the GREAT
spectrometer.
See also:
Hochfliegende Astronomie mit deutschem Instrument,
Press Release PRI (MPIfR) 04/2011 (4) in German language.
Press coverage.
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Europe ready to enter next phase of the Square Kilometre Array,
Press Release PRI (MPIfR) 04/2011 (1) des MPIfR.
about a New SKA project office and European Centres for Science & Technology of the international radio telescope project SKA.
See also:
SKA announces Founding Board and selects Jodrell Bank Observatory to host Project Office,
SKA Press Release.
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GREAT: First Installation on SOFIA.
Photo News of
Max-Planck-Instituts für Radioastronomie
from January 31, 2011,
about the first installation of the GREAT receiver, built at MPIfR, onboard
SOFIA.
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Supergiant star gains thick dusty waist,
Press Release PRI (MPIfR) 01/2011 (1) of MPIfR from
January 26, 2011.
Press
Coverage.
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 SOFIA Opens New Window on Star Formation in Orion.
Press Release of the SOFIA institute from January 12, 2011
about a new mid-infrared image of the Orion nebula with the FORCAST receiver onboard of
SOFIA.
MPIfR, together with Cologne University and MPS (Katlenburg-Lindau), has
built
GREAT
the second receiver system for SOFIA, with its first scientific flight
foreseen for April 2011.
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Switching on the freezer's light,
Press Release PRI (MPIfR) 12/2010 (1) of MPIfR
from December 16, 2010
about the detection of the rare molecule D2H+ in
a dark interstellar cloud with the APEX telescope.
Press
Coverage.
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Weighing the Planets - from Mercury to Saturn,
Press Release PRI (MPIfR) 08/2010 (1) of MPIfR from
August 23, 2010 on
pulsar timing observations allowing a new way to estimate planet masses.
Press
Coverage.
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Einstein@Home "citizen scientists" discover new pulsar
(PDF format).
Press Release of the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics from
August 12, 2010.
about the discovery of a new pulsar from observations with the Arecibo radio
telescope in the framework of
Einstein@Home.
Original paper:
Pulsar Discovery by Global Volunteer Computing.
David Champion, Paolo Freire and Michael Kramer of the Max Planck Institute for Radio
Astronomy are both co-authors within the
Pulsar ALFA Projekts.
Herschel: the first science highlights.
Press Release from "Astronomy & Astrophysics"
July, 16, 2010,
presenting a special issue with first scientific results from
Herschel.
All articles are freely accesible via
"table of contents".
The Max-Planck-Institut für Radioastronomie contributed to the
construction of the HIFI spectroscopic instrument onboard of Herschel,
it was responsible for building the
Local oscillator system of HIFI.
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All Stars are Born the Same Way,
Press Release PRI (MPIfR) 07/2010 (1) of MPIfR, see also
Unravelling the Mystery of Massive Star Birth,
ESO Science Release 1029, July 14, 2010.
Press
Coverage.
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Astronomers making good time,
Press Release PRI (MPIfR) 04/2010 (5) des MPIfR bzw.
Cosmic clocks hold the key to the secrets of the
Universe,
Jodrell Bank Press Release, June 23, 2010.
Also in German via
Eine exzellente Zeit mit Pulsaren.
Pressemeldung PRI (MPIfR) 06/2010 (6) des
Max-Planck-Instituts für Radioastronomie und der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
vom 24. Juni 2010,
and Pulsare als Atomuhren,
PRI SP 2010 (151) der MPG.
Press coverage.
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Details in the Structure of a distant Quasar,
Press Release PRI (MPIfR) 04/2010 (1) of MPIfR form June 01, 2010,
together with MPA Garching and Bonn University.
First high-resolution image from the LOFAR radio telescope array.
Also Detaillierte Struktur eines weit entfernten Quasars.
Press Release PRI (MPIfR) 06/2010 (2) of MPIfR in German language.
Press
Coverage.
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Organic molecules in Orion
Joint press release of Cologne University and Max Planck Institutes for
Radio astronomy and Solar System Research on observations of
of life-enabling molecules in a nearby star forming region with the
HIFI instrument on board of the Herschel satellite observatory.
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dem All: Series of astronomical talks in the "Deutsches Museum
Bonn" (in German), jointly organized by Deutsches Museum Bonn,
the Argelander Institute for Astronomy of Bonn University, and
Max-Planck-Institut für Radioastronomie. |
| Webcam:
Effelsberg 100m radio telescope.
Webcam image of the Effelsberg radio telescope, taken from a distance
of
150 meters. The image is re-newed every 30 seconds. |
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of the Max-Planck-Institut für Radioastronomie (in German)
are published by the Astronomische
Gesellschaft
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(MPG) are available via MPG Press Releases.
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