AIP in the media

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Potsdamer Weltensucher beziehen neues Forschungszentrum

Short film on the inauguration of the new Maria-Margaretha-Kirch-Haus

https://www.rbb24.de/panorama/beitrag/av7/video-einweihung-neubau-astrophysik-potsdam.html

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How Thuringia is analysing space weather

Radio feature about the camera system on the vacuum tower telescope (VTT) at the Observatorio del Teide on Tenerife

https://www.mdr.de/wissen/astronomie-raumfahrt/thueringer-landessternwarte-untersucht-sonne-und-weltraumwetter-100.html

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Wonders of the Sun in 8K: Old telescope’s “vision” reveals star in unprecedented detail

News feed on new images of the Sun with the Vaccuum Tower Telescope at Tenerife

https://universemagazine.com/en/wonders-of-the-sun-in-8k-old-telescopes-vision-reveals-star-in-unprecedented-detail/?srsltid=AfmBOoq02PH-wOMMG-01w_P3kkb_zFjHHSNKnVs-7VlOUyc01_9yFAM7

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The calendar patent and the Potsdam observatory

Radio feature on the founding of the Berlin Observatory on 10 May 1700

https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/sternzeit-10-mai-2025-das-kalenderpatent-und-die-potsdamer-sternwarte-100.html

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JubilJahr2025: 275. Geburtstag von Caroline Herschel

Talk with Dr. Janine Fohlmeister

https://jubiljahr2024.podbean.com/e/carolineherschel/

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Bahnbrechende Methode erlaubt Blick in die dunklen Regionen der Milchstraße

Article on the press release from the AIP

https://www.derstandard.at/story/3000000250362/bahnbrechende-methode-erlaubt-blick-in-die-dunklen-regionen-der-milchstrasse?ref=rss

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Reading a Chapter of Galactic History from a Single Star

Article on a recent publication by AIP researchers about the star SOS1 which stands out in the Milky Way's bar.

https://aasnova.org/2025/01/03/reading-a-chapter-of-galactic-history-from-a-single-star/

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Von Himmelssternen bis Käsefondue in Babelsberg

Heimatjournal programme with contributions by Janine Fohlmeister on the AIP and Joar Brynnel on the 4MOST project for the VISTA telescope in Chile.

https://www.rbb-online.de/heimatjournal/videos/potsdam-babelsberg.html

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Kosmischer Tanz der Sterne enthüllt Struktur der Milchstraße

Article on the press release from the AIP

https://astronews.com/news/artikel/2024/12/2412-018.shtml

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Riesenstern zeigt ungewöhnliche Flecken

Article on the press release about the chaotic dynamo of the star XX Tri

https://www.scinexx.de/news/kosmos/riesenstern-zeigt-ungewoehnliche-flecken/

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Unveiling the uncharted Milky Way: Completing the galactic stellar map

Article on the AIP press release

https://phys.org/news/2024-12-unveiling-uncharted-milky-galactic-stellar.html

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Wie extrasolare Planeten ihre erste Atmosphäre verlieren

Article on the press release about exoplanet research and the ERC Consolidator Grant by Katja Poppenhäger

https://www.astronews.com/news/artikel/2024/12/2412-007.shtml

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Exoplanetenforschung im Fokus

Article about the press release on Katja Poppenhäger becoming our new director

https://pro-physik.de/nachrichten/exoplanetenforschung-im-fokus

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Potsdam Institute for Astrophysics wants to prove the existence of aliens

Article on an interview with Prof. Dr. Katja Poppenhäger

https://www.maz-online.de/lokales/potsdam/potsdam-astrophysiker-suchen-aliens-VBBQZJMTKNAJZDEAWTJHXDREFE.html

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New map of the universe shows mega structures

Article about the corresponding AIP news release on giant structures in the universe, which result from the analysis of the motion of about 56,000 galaxies.

https://pro-physik.de/nachrichten/neue-karte-des-universums-enthuellt-mega-strukturen

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