Newsroom – Category: Physics & Astrophysics

The motion of the two electrons in the helium atom can be imaged and controlled with attosecond-timed laser flashes more

NASA's Dawn spacecraft sends image of dwarf planet Ceres, to Earth more

Max Planck researchers explain structures in solar eruptions which have been a mystery until now more

An infrared laser pulse briefly modifies the structure of a high-temperature superconductor and thus removes its electrical resistance even at room temperature more

Max Planck researchers discover that two clouds belong to the same complex more

MAGIC telescopes observe an extremely short, powerful outburst of radiation in Galaxy IC 310 more

Light scattered from dust particles allows a first glance at the side of comet 67P that has been trapped in the darkness of polar night for the last months. more

Micro- and nano-swimmers can be propelled through media similar to bodily fluids more

OSIRIS images of Rosetta’s comet show spectacular streams of dust emitted into space more

Data from the space telescope IRIS show that the temperature distribution within the Sun’s outer layers can occasionally turns topsy turvy more