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Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy

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D-53121 Bonn - Endenich

Research Departments

Fundamental Physics in Radio Astronomy (Michael Kramer)

Radio astronomical measurements allow the study of a variety of questions in fundamental physics. Those questions range from the equation-of-state of super-dense matter to the investigation of fundamental forces such as gravity and magnetism.

Millimeter and Submillimeter Astronomy (Karl Menten)

The research team uses the millimetre- and sub-millimetre range of the electromagnetic spectrum to observe various phenomena in the universe. The cosmic background radiation is also being investigated, as well as molecular clouds in the Milky Way and other galaxies.

Radio Astronomy / VLBI (Anton Zensus)

By employing radio-interferometry, extragalactic objects and their centres are investigated in great detail. The Very Long Base Line Interferometry (VLBI) method is applied by correlating data from telescopes distributed worldwide and using them as a “giant“ combined telescope within the framework of coordinated arrays as the the European VLBI network (EVN). In addition, global VLBI experiments are conducted in cooperation with telescopes in the USA.

Research News

A Sanitizer in the Galactic Centre Region

June 28, 2022

An international group of astrophysicists led by Arnaud Belloche from the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy in Bonn, Germany, reports the first identification of the iso-propanol molecule in interstellar space, a substance which is used as a ...

A Slowly Rotating Neutron Star

May 30, 2022

An international team of scientists including astronomers from the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy in Bonn, Germany, has discovered an unusual radio emitting neutron star, which rotates extremely slowly, completing one rotation every 76 ...

Announcements

Full commissioning of the Effelsberg radio telescope

August 03, 2022

The 100-m radio telescope of the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy in Bonn celebrated its 50th birthday in 2021. To build the telescope in a valley in the Eifel hills about 40 km southwest of Bonn required a three and a half year construction ...

SOFIA Adjusts Science Planning Following Damage to Aircraft

July 22, 2022

The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) is adjusting its science observation plans and canceling the remainder of its Southern Hemisphere deployment following damage to the aircraft caused by severe weather on Monday, July 18 ...

Job Offers

Postdoctoral Positions (m/f/d) | Radio Astronomy | M2FINDERS

May 11, 2022