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Cosmic Investigations: Tracing the origin of the astrophysical particle Amaterasu

Cosmic rays are messengers from space that scientists use to study the Universe. Francesca Capel and Nadine Bourriche from the Max Planck Institute for Physics have investigated one of the most energetic cosmic rays ever observed: the Amaterasu…

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Particle physics for the next generations

International workshop on the Future Circular Collider (FCC) at the MPI for Physics

The MPI for Physics hosted the 9th FCC Physics Workshop from January 26 to 30, 2026. The Future Circular Collider is set to replace the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) in a few decades. European particle physicists have expressed their strong support of…

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From the beginning of the universe: How far back can we look?

Café & Kosmos on February 24, 2026

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Obituary for Prof. Dr. Norbert Schmitz

The Max Planck Institute for Physics mourns the passing of Prof. Dr. Norbert Schmitz, emeritus Scientific Member and long-standing Director of the Institute. The internationally highly respected physicist passed away on January 12, 2026, at the age…

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Black Holes from the Big Bang – A Clue to Dark Matter?

Café & Cosmos on January 21, 2026

Shortly after the Big Bang, tiny black holes may have formed in the young universe. These primordial objects - first proposed in 1971 by Stephen Hawking - have once again become a major focus of astrophysical research. Perhaps these so-called…

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ERC Consolidator Grants for Karoline Schäffner and Marius Wiesemann

Two researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Physics have been awarded coveted grants from the European Research Council (ERC). Karoline Schäffner and Marius Wiesemann will each receive an ERC Consolidator Grant worth around €2 million. Karoline…

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Karoline Schäffner honored in the Lise Meitner Excellence Program

Karoline Schäffner has been awarded one of the coveted Lise Meitner positions at the Max Planck Society. The Lise Meitner Excellence Program now opens up long-term prospects for Karoline Schäffner and her field of research at the MPI for Physics. The…

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Cosmic inflation with standard particle physics repertoire

How did the universe come into being? There are a multitude of theories on this subject. In a recent paper, three scientists formulate a new model: according to this, inflation, the first, very rapid expansion of the universe, would have taken place…

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The image shows a representation of the cosmic microwave background, a kind of echo of the Big Bang. It is an oval with different colored dots. These show that there were fluctuations in temperature and energy densities in the universe from the beginning, from which the large-scale structures in the universe later emerged (Image: ESA/Planck Collaboration)

The origin of the universe: Looking back to the beginning

Humans have always been fascinated with the question of how the world came into being. Since the early universe cannot be observed directly, there are currently only theories and speculations about the first moments of the Big Bang and the further…

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Signing the contract for the new Max Planck Center (from left): Yu-tin Huang (NTU, deputy co-Director), Daniel Baumann (NTU, co-director), Wen-Chang Chen (President of NTU), Claudia Felser (Vice President of MPG), Johannes Henn (MPP, co-director), and Matias Zaldarriaga (IAS, deputy co-Director); Photo: Tsu-Ying Chiang

New Max Planck Center for Particle Physics, Cosmology, and Geometry inaugurated

On 1 September 2025, the Max Planck Society, the Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton, USA), and National Taiwan University (Taipei, Taiwan) officially opened the Max Planck–IAS–NTU Center for Particle Physics, Cosmology, and Geometry in Taipei.…

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