A few days ago, an important milestone was reached for the first high-tech measuring instrument of the largest telescope of all time for optical and infrared wavelengths, the ELT, which is currently under construction in Chile: The instrument called METIS, in whose development and construction the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy (MPIA) is also significantly involved, has become the first ELT instrument to pass the so-called "Final Design Review”. more

Career opportunities for astronomers in satellite communications were highlighted at an information event. more

Giulia Perotti, research fellow in the Planet-and Star Formation (PSF) department at MPIA in Heidelberg, has been awarded a Minerva Fast Track Fellowship by the Max Planck Society (MPG). This will enable the researcher to set up a research group dedicated to studying the early stages of planetary system formation. more

Hubert Klahr, head of the Theoretical Astrophysics working group in the Planet and Star Formation (PSF) department at the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy in Heidelberg, has been awarded one of the European Research Council's highly endowed and highly coveted funding prizes. more

A few days ago, the optical bench of the Relay Optics was completed as a central component for the high-tech instrument MICADO. This is an important milestone, as MICADO is one of only four large measuring instruments with which the world's largest telescope for the visible and infrared wavelength range currently under construction - the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) - will commence scientific operations in the course of this decade. more