AIP in the media
AIP scientists are regularly featured in the media with their research results and expertise on astronomical topics. Here you find a selection of current and freely accessible articles, radio reports and broadcasts. Older contributions can be found at the archive page.
"Das wird vielleicht irgendwann ein Zufallsfund werden"
Interview with Dr. Axel Schwope on the asteroid 2024BX1 that burnt up above Brandenburg.
Riding the Cosmic Wave: How Plasma Instability Is Changing Our View of the Universe
Article about press release from 12.12.2023
"Our Universe": Closing event for the science year 2023
Interview at the closing event in Berlin, among others with Janine Fohlmeister
New plasma instability unveils secrets of cosmic rays and galactic dynamics
Article about press release from 12.12.2023
German simulations reveal a new plasma instability, shedding light on cosmic rays' nature
Article about the press release from 12.12.2023
Galactic winds are an often occurring phenomenon
News about the press release from 6th December 2023
https://www.astronews.com/news/artikel/2023/12/2312-005.shtml
Forum Wissenswerte: Die Entschlüsselung des Sonnensystems
Talk on occasion of the Science Year "Our Universe" in the Berlin ZEISS Planetarium with Lena Petersen and experts such as Carsten Denker.
Kleinplanet nach Potsdamer benannt
Article about the naming of a minor planet after Ernst-August Gußmann, founding member of the Förderverein Großer Refraktor e.V.
rbb Kultur vom 30.09.2023
"rbb Kulturmagazin" with a segment on the newly renovated Einstein Tower, with Carsten Denker.
Observatory built to represent Einstein’s theory of relativity reopens in Germany
Article about the reopening ceremony for the Einstein Tower.
Mars leuchtet bald in Nikolaikirche
Short contribution about the exhibition of the Mars globe in St. Nicholas Church, Potsdam
https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/mars-leuchtet-bald-in-nikolaikirche-102.html
The powerful winds of super magnetic stars could destroy the possibility for life on their exoplanets
Article about the press release from 3 August 2023.
#07 Dunkle Materie
Podcast episode on the "Dark Matter" stele of the Milky Way exhibition "Beam me Up, Potsdam!" with Marcel Pawlowski.
https://beam-me-up.podigee.io/7-dunkle-materie
#03 Die Sonne und die Raumsonde Solar Orbiter
Podcast episode on the "Solar System" stele of the Milky Way exhibition "Beam me Up, Potsdam!" with Alexander Warmuth.
https://beam-me-up.podigee.io/3-die-sonne
#01 Spiralarme und das Weltraumteleskop Gaia
Podcast episode on the "Spiral arms" stele of the Milky Way exhibition "Beam me Up, Potsdam!" with Katja Weingrill.
https://beam-me-up.podigee.io/1-spiralarme
Planetengeburt
Article about the birth of planets with Oliver Gressel.
https://www.leibniz-magazin.de/alle-artikel/magazindetail/newsdetails/planetengeburt
Im Zeichen der Milchstraße: Potsdam greift nach den Sternen
Reference to ProWissen events for the Year of Science 2023 "Our Universe", with mention of the AIP's participation.
News at a glance: Hubble interlopers, an ocean-drilling gap, and a near-sighted astronomer
The press release from 2 March 2023 in an astronomy news overview.
Wie ein Teleskop kurzsichtig wurde
News segment about the press release from 2 March 2023.
We are not alone: The search for life on exoplanets
Discussion round with Katja Poppenhäger for "Forum Wissenswerte" about the possibility of life outside earth.
Komet Ende Januar am Nachthimmel erwartet
Article about the comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) with Axel Schwope
Exoplaneten
Podvast episode with Katja Poppenhäger.
https://www.weltderphysik.de/mediathek/podcast/exoplaneten/
Galactic archaeologists trace the evolution of the Milky Way
Article about galactic archaeology with Cristina Chiappini.
https://physicstoday.scitation.org/do/10.1063/PT.6.1.20221108a/full/
6 nach 6 - Das Frühstücksmagazin
News segment about the partial solar eclipse 2022 at AIP.
Struktur und Entstehungsgeschichte der Milchstraße – Matthias Steinmetz bei #FasziAstroOnline
Online lecture by Matthias Steinmetz at Faszination Astronomie Online, a series of events organized by the Haus der Astronomie.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsjcifGcKSc
Wie groß können schwarze Löcher werden?
Podcast with Mirko Krumpe
https://date-a-scientist.podigee.io/11-neue-episode
Beteigeuze ist nach Herzstillstand auf dem Weg der Besserung
Article about the press release from 11 August 2022.
Der ESA-Sternensatellit Gaia
Segment of the programme "Space Night science" with Katja Weingrill about the Gaia space mission.
Wo gibt es neue Planeten außerhalb unseres Sonnensystems?
Episode of the Leibniz podcast "Date a Scientist" with an interview with Matthias Mallonn about exoplanets.
https://date-a-scientist.podigee.io/5-neue-episode
Die Entschlüsselung des Lichts ferner Galaxien – Lutz Wisotzki bei #FasziAstroOnline
Online lecture by Lutz Wisotzki at Faszination Astronomie Online, a series of events organized by the Haus der Astronomie.
Mission „Gaia“ präsentiert Atlas der Milchstraße
Article about the third Gaia data release with Roelof de Jong.
Faszination Galaxienhaufen – Christoph Pfrommer bei #FasziAstroOnline
Online lecture by Christoph Pfrommer at Faszination Astronomie Online, a series of events organized by the Haus der Astronomie.
Motions of stars in neighboring Large Magellanic Cloud shed light on galaxy formation
Article about the press release from 29 March 2022.
https://www.space.com/star-motion-large-magellanic-cloud-study
Brauchen wir Dunkle Materie?
Article by Marcel Pawlowski about the challenges to the Standard Model of Cosmology.
https://www.faz.net/aktuell/wissen/kosmologie-brauchen-wir-dunkle-materie-17867368.html
Astrophotonics moves to real-world applications
Interview about astrophotonics with Martin Roth.
Scharfer Blick ins All mit neuen Instrumenten
End-of-year review astrophysics featuring three AIP press releases from 2021: Astrophotonics – an emerging field in astrophysics, Giant planets could reach “maturity” much earlier than previously thought and Discovery of the largest rotation in the universe.
https://www.pro-physik.de/nachrichten/scharfer-blick-ins-all-mit-neuen-instrumenten
Kuriose Muster der kosmischen Radiostrahlung / Harfen und Weihnachtsbäume in der Milchstraße
Episode of "Sternzeit" ("stardate") about the press release from 19 December 2019.
https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/harfen-und-weihnachtsbaeume-in-der-milchstrasse-100.html
Potsdamer Sternwarte mit großer Tradition / Die Neptun-Sternwarte in Babelsberg
Episode of "Sternzeit" ("stardate") about AIP.
https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/die-neptun-sternwarte-in-babelsberg-100.html
Neue Pioniere
Interview with Mirko Krumpe on the topic of private space companies.
https://www.leibniz-magazin.de/alle-artikel/magazindetail/newsdetails/neue-pioniere
Jubiläum der ältesten bestehenden Fachzeitschrift – Uralte dänisch-deutsche Astronomische Nachrichten
Episode of "Sternzeit" ("stardate") about the 200th birthday of of Astronomical Notes.
https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/uralte-daenisch-deutsche-astronomische-nachrichten-100.html
Attention spectra aficionados!
Twitter thread by ESO on the delivery and integration of the fibre positioning system for the 4MOST telescope.
https://twitter.com/ESO/status/1453654398815592454?s=20
Kosmische Wassersuche
Article about the search for water in the universe with Ekaterina Ilin.
https://www.leibniz-magazin.de/alle-artikel/magazindetail/newsdetails/kosmische-wassersuche
Die Entdeckung des Neptuns (1846), mit Prof. Dr. Matthias Steinmetz
Episode about the discovery of Neptune of the podcast "History of Europe" by Tobias Jakobi with Matthias Steinmetz.
Marcel S. Pawlowski, der Astrophysiker, bei „Sechs Fragen an…“
Press release of the Klaus Tschira Stiftung, an interview with Marcel Pawlowski.
https://www.klaus-tschira-stiftung.de/marcel-s-pawlowski-der-astrophysiker-bei-sechs-fragen-an/
Was ist eigentlich dunkle Materie? Testen Sie Ihr Astro-Wissen!
Astronomical quiz with Marcel Pawlowski.
Vast Strands In the Cosmic Web That Connects the Universe Are Spinning, Scientists Find
Interview with Peng Wang and Noam Libeskind about the press release from 14 June.
Nach dem Supermond kommt das nächste Ereignis am Himmel
Interview with Mirko Krumpe about the partial solar eclipse on 10 June 2021.
Sieben ERC Grants für die Region
Article on the award of seven highly endowed ERC Advanced Grants of the EU research funding, including two to the AIP: to Prof. Lutz Wisotzki and Prof. Christoph Pfrommer.
First view of ancient cosmic web
News about the press release from 18 March.
https://science.orf.at/stories/3205422/
MOSAIC, HIRES and MUSE
Articles about instrumentation co-built by the AIP for the future Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) in the ESO Messenger.
http://eso.org/sci/publications/messenger/archive/no.182-mar21/messenger-no182.pdf
Planets as profession and passion
Portrait of Prof. Dr. Katja Poppenhäger.