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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.

Star Formation and Galaxy Evolution
(Amélie Saintonge)

Galaxies grow and evolve through successive episodes of star formation; central to this picture are therefore the flows of gas that feed the interstellar medium, the processes that regulate the formation of stars, and the energetic feedback that returns material and energy to the larger scale environment.

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

The MeerKAT Absorption Line Survey

September 03, 2024

Using data from the MeerKAT radio telescope, an international team of astronomers from the MeerKAT Absorption Line Survey (MALS) collaboration have compiled the largest catalog of radio sources from any MeerKAT survey to date. The MALS collaboration ...

A New Milestone in Sharpness

August 27, 2024

The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) recently imaged the shadows around the supermassive black holes in M 87 and Sgr A* at a wavelength of 1.3mm. Since angular resolution increases with decreasing observing wavelength, observations at a shorter ...

Announcements

SOFIA: FEEDBACK program advances insights into star formation

August 23, 2024

A team led by Cornelia Pabst (Leiden University & CSIC Madrid) has combined data from the SOFIA research program FEEDBACK with new radio data from the 40m Yebes Observatory and the IRAM 30m telescope. FEEDBACK is based on observations with upGREAT, ...

Karl Schwarzschild Medal 2024 for Anton Zensus

August 21, 2024

The Astronomische Gesellschaft awards the Karl Schwarzschild Medal to Prof. Dr. Anton Zensus, Director at the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy in Bonn. This highest award for astronomers in Germany recognizes his leading role in the ...

Job Offers

Postdoctoral positions (m/f/d) | Astrophysics

August 30, 2024