Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research

Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research

@mpsgoettingen.bsky.social

Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research: Cutting edge scientific research on our Sun, the planets and their moons, asteroids and comets.

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Öffentliche Vortragsreihe "Im Feuerwerk der Sonne"
Do., 12. März 2026, 19 Uhr
Prof. Dr. Hardi Peter (MPS)
Unsichtbar und doch zu messen: Wie der Wind von der Sonne ihre Umgebung prägt

COMING UP: the next lecture in our public lecture series “Im Feuerwerk der Sonne”. On Thursday, March 12th, at 7 PM, learn all about the #SolarWind including new research results. In German. More here: www.mps.mpg.de/im-feuerwerk... ☀️🔭
#Sun #SpaceWeather @goettingen-campus.de

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Astronomietag 2026
Samstag, 28. März
14-20 Uhr: Vorträge, Shows im mobilen Planetarium
ab 19 Uhr: Beobachtungen von Himmelsobjekten
Eintritt frei
Mit Kinderprogramm

In #Goettingen, the upcoming Astronomy Day on March 28th will offer lectures, planetarium shows and skygazing. Topics will be #moon, #planets, #exoplanets for kids, #Voyager and more! In German. More info: www.mps.mpg.de/astronomieta... @uni-goettingen.de @goettingen-campus.de #Astronomietag #FPG

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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

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On this day on February 26, 1948, the Max Planck Society was formally founded in Göttingen as the successor organization to the Kaiser Wilhelm Society,  in the cafeteria of the KWS's aerodynamic testing facility in Göttingen.

Happy birthday to....well, to us, actually! 😉🎂🥳 On this day on February 26, 1948, the Max Planck Society was formally founded in Göttingen as the successor organization to the Kaiser Wilhelm Society, in the cafeteria of the KWS's aerodynamic testing facility in Göttingen.

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Cover des Max Planck Malbuch "Die wunderbare Welt der Wissenschaft" mit verschiedenen Ausmalmotiven, wie ein Axolotl, ein Teleskop, eine Spiralgalaxie, eine Blüte, ein Virus und vielem mehr.

Die Max-Planck-Gesellschaft wurde am 26. Februar 1948 in Göttingen gegründet. Zu unserem Geburtstag in einer Woche verlosen wir drei Malbücher für Wissenschaftsbegeisterte. Folgt uns lediglich auf BlueSky und verratet uns, welches Motiv auf dem Cover Euch am besten gefällt. Viel Erfolg! 🤗

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Congratulations and greetings from Göttingen! 🥳

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The newly founded German Society for Planetary Research (#DGP) will be holding its 1st Annual Meeting, the #DGP2026, from March 16th, 2026 to March 18th, 2026 in Berlin. Registration is still open until March 1st, 2026. More infos here: www.planet-dgp.de/internal.php... 🔭🌑

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Group picture of Patrick Bambach and members of the examination board Patrick Bambach (center) with a model of PEP-JEI Group picture of Patrick Bambach with members of the examination board

#PhDCongratulations!!! 🥳🥳🥳Patrick Bambach of the #IMPRS #SolarSystemSchool successfully defended his thesis “Calibration of the Jovian Electron and Ion Analyzer (JEI) for the Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE)” at the University of Stuttgart.
@unistuttgart.bsky.social #JUICE @science.esa.int
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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 ☀️🔭

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1 month ago

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

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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 ☀️🌍🔭

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Daniel in front of the Mundrabilla I meteorite in Perth Mundrabilla I plaque Mundrabilla I meteorite Slice of Mundrabilla II at MPS in Göttingen

Our colleague Daniel recently discovered the main mass of the Mundrabilla I iron meteorite at the Western Australian Museum in Perth.

The second-largest fragment, Mundrabilla II, was brought to Germany in the 1960s and cut up. One of these slices can be seen today at our institute in Göttingen!

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Black and white OSIRIS narrow-angle camera image taken on 23 January 2016, when Rosetta was 75.1 km from Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko. The scale is 1.37 m/pixel.

#OTD 23 January 2016, ESA's #Rosetta narrow-angle camera took this image when the spacecraft was 75.1 km from Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko 🧪🔭
www.esa.int/spaceinimage...

@science.esa.int @dlr-de.bsky.social

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Top 10 Breakthroughs of the Year in physics for 2025 revealed – Physics World A molecular superfluid, high-resolution microscope and a protein qubit are on our list

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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Read more about the "magnetic avalanche" on the Sun here: www.mps.mpg.de/magnetic-ava...

Published today in @aanda-journal.bsky.social : www.aanda.org/articles/aa/...

☀️🔭

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green Northern Lights pink skies above roof tops green Northern Lights
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green Northern Lights green Northern Lights above building pink sky above street with street lights green haze in the sky
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red skies green Northern Lights dark red sky bright pink and green skies
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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

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Look for Northern lights in Göttingen now. Already fading but you may still catch some of it. #Aurora #Nordlichter

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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!

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Öffentliche Vortragsreihe
Februar - Mai 2026
Im Feuerwerk der Sonne
Von der stürmischen Beziehung zwischen Sonne und Erde
www.mps.mpg.de/im-feuerwerk-der-sonne

This year’s public lecture series deals with the fiery relationship between Sun and Earth. In German.
Looking forward to topics like aurora borealis, dangers of solar storms, space weather forecasting and more. www.mps.mpg.de/im-feuerwerk...
#Sun #spaceweather #flare #CME #solarstorm ☀️🔭🛰️

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2 months ago
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RAMSES Mission

#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
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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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L. Nortmann, A. Reiners and S. Dreizler are advertising 3 PhD positions in Exoplanet Science at @unigoettingen in the fields of exoplanet atmospheres, radial velocity measurements, and astronomical instrumentation.

ad: https://obp.uni-goettingen.de/en-US/Stellen/StellenDruck/76220

application: […]

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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...

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3 months ago
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!

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ESA’s Space Probe Vigil to Warn of Solar Storms The ESA Ministerial Council has now decided on the further roadmap for the Vigil space mission. The space probe is expected to detect and potentially forecast hazardous space weather from 2031 onwards...

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

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