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International Max Planck Research School for Solar System Science at the University of Göttingen and at TU Braunschweig: a PhD program in astrophysics and […]

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#theia, the giant impactor that created the Moon, and Earth were neighbors! Read more about Theia's likely "birthplace" in the inner Solar System here: https://www.mps.mpg.de/theia-and-earth-were-neighbors
Published in Science Magazine: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.ado0623
Theia and Earth Were Neighbors
In the current issue of the journal Science, researchers determine the possible composition of Theia. The impactor’s composition allows conclusions about its place of origin. It is located in the inner Solar System, likely closer to the Sun than Earth. Lunar rocks from the Apollo missions were used in the analyses. For the first time, researchers used their ratio of iron isotopes to determine the origin of Theia.
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November 21, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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Finally here! Two years after #nasa 's #OSIRIS-REx mission returned samples of #asteroid #bennu to Earth, we have now received 319 mg to study in our labs. We are hoping to determine Bennu’s isotopic composition and learn more about its “birthplace” in the Solar System.
#osirisrex #asteroidbennu
Hand in purple lab glove holds a cyclindric, silvery sample container with the label "PROPERTY OF NASA - OSIRIS-Rex".
November 6, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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Does the solar magnetic field migrate towards the poles faster than expected? Results using data from #esa ’s #solarorbiter spacecraft are published today in #apjl: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/2041-8213/ae10a3

More infos here […]
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November 5, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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ESA’s space probe #juice is headed towards a truly unexpected encounter: on November 2nd, observations of interstellar object #3iatlas will begin. Read more about contributions from #mpsgoettingen to the campaign here: https://www.mps.mpg.de/juice-and-3iatlas-an-unexpected-encounter-in-space […]
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October 30, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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How should #mars samples be handled upon arrival on Earth? What measurements are necessary to unlock their full scientific potential? In a new report, the Measurement Definition Team of #nasa and #esa
including Christian Schröder from #mpsgoettingen and […]

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Andreas Pack (left) and Christian Schröder (right) standing infront of a large model of Mars.
October 27, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Here comes the Sun! ☀️
After a 6-month guest appearance in the exhibition “What the Quantum?!” in the Göttingen science museum @forumwissengoe , our model of the Sun is back home. Thanks for safely transporting the Sun through Göttingen.

And many thanks […]

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Two people pushing a large model of the Sun into a van. In the background: the Forum Wissen. Four people lifting a large model of the Sun out of a white van. In the background: main entrance of the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research.
October 23, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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3 unique views of the #sun, 1 #workshop!
Register now for the Solar Orbiter-IRIS-Aditya Joint Workshop taking place from March 16th-19th 2026 in Berlin.

More infos here: https://www.mps.mpg.de/sow2026

#solarorbiter # IRIS #aditya #heliophysics #esa #nasa #isro
SOLAR ORBITER | IRIS | ADITYA JOINT WORKSHOP March 16-19, 2026 www.mps.mpg.de/sow2026
October 20, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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Yesterday, about 30 scientists from the Max Planck Institutes in Göttingen visited school classes to talk about #meteorites, #Mars, the #Sun and much more. Thanks for having us – and for all the great questions! See you next year! #MaxPlanckgehtzurSchule @mpi-nat.bsky.social @mpimmg.bsky.social
two scientists in front of a blackboard meteorites and other samples arranged on a table before a blackboard with a scientist Selfie of a teacher and a scientist in front of a school selfie of a scientist in front of the Felix Klein Gymnasium in Göttingen
October 2, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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The Solar System School is now permanent! 🥳🥳

The unique graduate program offers students from all over the world the opportunity to obtain a doctorate in solar system research. 🛰️☀️🔭

Joint PR @mpsgoettingen […]

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A collage of four photographs showing doctoral researchers in various work settings. From left to right and from top to bottom, the four pictures show: Two young women, one sitting and one standing, in front of computer screens on a desk in an office, looking at the screens and pointing. A young man in a light mint green T-Shirt in a lab environment, standing with his back to the viewer, his body facing machinery but his head turned back over his right shoulder to face the viewer. A person in white clean room attire including gloves and a hair net bent over a lab bench with equipment sitting on it, their hand stretched out to the piece's end that's oriented towards the viewer. Bottom right, a control room with desks and monitors as well as a large screen on the wall, operated by two young researchers sitting at the desks and focusing on the monitors and screens. A seminar room with a group of roughly thirty young people sitting around a U-shaped conference table, looking up at the camera. People posing for a group photo at the entrance of a historical building. It's round and extends upwards beyond the frame of the image.
October 2, 2025 at 7:17 AM
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The Solar System School is now permanent! 🥳🥳
www.mps.mpg.de/bright-futur...

The unique graduate program offers students from all over the world the opportunity to obtain a doctorate in solar system research. 🛰️☀️🔭
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Researchers working in the lab, at the computer and in the cleanroom.
October 1, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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The International Max Planck Research School for Solar System Science becomes a permanent institution in Göttingen and Braunschweig

The Solar System School, the joint graduate school of the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, the University […]

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A collage of four photographs showing doctoral researchers in various work settings. From left to right and from top to bottom, the four pictures show: Two young women, one sitting and one standing, in front of computer screens on a desk in an office, looking at the screens and pointing. A young man in a light mint green T-Shirt in a lab environment, standing with his back to the viewer, his body facing machinery but his head turned back over his right shoulder to face the viewer. A person in white clean room attire including gloves and a hair net bent over a lab bench with equipment sitting on it, their hand stretched out to the piece's end that's oriented towards the viewer. Bottom right, a control room with desks and monitors as well as a large screen on the wall, operated by two young researchers sitting at the desks and focusing on the monitors and screens. A seminar room with a group of roughly thirty young people sitting around a U-shaped conference table, looking up at the camera. People posing for a group photo at the entrance of a historical building. It's round and extends upwards beyond the frame of the image.
October 1, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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Tomorrow, Max Planck goes to school!
34 school classes will welcome a scientist from one of the Max Planck Institutes in Göttingen. From #MPSGoettingen, 16 scientists will participate and speak about #exoplanets, #solarstorms etc. #MaxPlanckgehtzurSchule
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Group picture of nine scientists dressed in a black MPS T-shirt gathered around a statue of Max Planck in the foyer of the MPS
September 30, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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Register now for the SO/PHI Science & Team Meetings from Dec. 1st – 5th, 2025 on Tenerife to discuss results from #SolarOrbiter ’s instrument SO/PHI!
More information here: meetings.iac.es/sophi2025/ Registration deadline is Oct. 31st.
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#Sun #PHI #IAC #S3PC #MCC ☀️🛰️🔭
1-5 December 2025 Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain SO/PHI science & team meetings
September 24, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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This new children’s book (in 🇩🇪) features 48 beautiful pages filled with cool facts about the Sun! On 2 of them, MPS-scientist Achim Gandorfer and MPS-engineer Bianca Grauf speak about our balloon mission #SunriseIII and tell what they love about our star. Enjoy!
#WASISTWAS #TesloffVerlag #Sunrise3
Book cover: Sabine Engel: Die Sonne - Megaheiß und superhell! WAS IST WAS TESSLOFF 2 pages featuring the Sunrise mission photo of interview with the author at the back of the book
September 23, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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Our brand-new institute brochure is here! 🌞🪐✨

Across 40 pages, you’ll find an overview of our research topics, methods, and infrastructure—plus insights into public events, training, and more.

Enjoy reading! Follow this link […]

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September 18, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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Our brand-new institute brochure is here! 🌞🪐✨
Across 40 pages, you’ll find an overview of our research topics, methods, and infrastructure—plus insights into public events, training, and more.
Enjoy reading! Follow this link: www.mps.mpg.de/8480541/inst...
#planets #sun #exoplanets #solarsystem
New institute brochure collage Sun and Heliosphere cover Aerial view of the institute Cover for the Planetary Department
September 18, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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[job ad: two postdoc positions]

Two postdoctoral positions in the SWI project for science operations and data calibration

via https://www.mps.mpg.de/career/jobs

Postdoctoral researcher (f/m/d) in SWI Data Calibration […]
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September 15, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Molten #planets and early #atmospheres in the #lab: #mpsgoettingen scientist Christian Renggli receives one of this year’s ERC Starting Grants for his group ELMO (Experimental Laboratory Magma Ocean). Congratulations!!! […]

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Christian Renggli receives an ERC Starting Grant. The photograph shows Christian on a rooftop terrace with the window front of a building in the background. Christian is looking straight into the camera and is smiling. In the Knudsen cell (the small white cylinder right next to the tweezers), only a few millimeters in size, an equilibrium is established between molten rock and evaporating gas. The gas is then analyzed in the quadrupole mass spectrometer. The photograph shows Christian operating the elaborate laboratory setup. A sample in a cup in a furnace, with the scene glowing hot red behind the protective transparent door.
September 8, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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What an amazing conclusion of the IMPRS retreat today! The Max Planck Institute for the History of Science welcomed us for a brief but intense visit, and young solar system researchers got to discuss with researchers studying the history of solar eclipse excursions and other intriguing topics […]
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September 5, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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"If I had a time machine to go back to the past, what would I want to tell my PhD self?" Four IMPRS alumns treated us to valuable insights into their individual career paths and life choices after the PhD. Thank you Jean, Argyrios, Nina and Krzysztof for joining us at the retreat and sharing […]
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September 5, 2025 at 7:44 AM
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As in every year, the literary festival Göttinger Literaturherbst, Oct 18th - Nov 11th, features a scientific lecture series covering topics from quantum theory to early childhood language acquisition.
Two lectures are in English. Take a look at the full program here: www.mps.mpg.de/von-babyspra...
pictures of all speakers of the lectures series "Wissenschaft beim Göttinger Literaturherbst"
September 5, 2025 at 6:16 AM
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Molten #planets and early #atmospheres in the #lab: #mpsgoettingen scientist Christian Renggli receives one of this year’s ERC Starting Grants for his group ELMO (Experimental Laboratory Magma Ocean). Congratulations!!!
www.mps.mpg.de/erc-starting... @renggli.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu #ERCStG
Christian Renggli receives an ERC Starting Grant. In the Knudsen cell (the small white cylinder right next to the tweezers), only a few millimeters in size, an equilibrium is established between molten rock and evaporating gas. The gas is then analyzed in the quadrupole mass spectrometer. In the furnace, artificial magma (here in the crucible[KDB1]) is produced from silicate rock and additives at temperatures of up to 1500 degrees Celsius.
September 4, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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Thank you so much to @AIP_Potsdam for hosting us today and showing us around some of the fascinating venues on Telegraphenberg in the Wissenschaftspark Albert Einstein as well as your Potsdamer Babelsberg site! We saw the impressive Great Refractor, the […]

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View from the back of a large modern seminar room to the front of the room with the title slide of an exoplanets talk projected. A group of people are sitting on chairs in the room, anticipating the start of the talk. Inside a large cupola with a wooden roof, a group of people are looking at a large refractor telescope. It's two very long tubes on a mount, painted dark green. The instrument is huge in comparison to the people standing underneath it. People posing for a group picture in a large cupola with a wooden roof housing a large refractor telescope. People posing for a group photo at the entrance of a historical building. It's round and extends upwards beyond the frame of the image.
September 3, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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After arrival at this year's IMPRS retreat location yesterday, doctoral researchers are hard at work today, discussing various issues in dedicated working groups. We'll be staying here this week and still have some exciting days of talks, science and […]

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An evening scene by the lake side: Colors are all subdued pinks and blues, with dark silhouettes. Sitting and standing on an elevated lake shore, a group of people only visible as silhouettes against the still reflecting surface of the lake and a dramatic sky above the treeline on the opposite shore. A seminar room with a group of roughly thirty young people sitting around a U-shaped confernce table, looking up at the camera.
September 2, 2025 at 11:58 AM