University of Bonn Exhibit Aboard ’MS Wissenschaft’

Argelander Institute, Matter Transdisciplinary Research Area and enaCom Transfer Center all involved. At the Argelander Institute for Astronomy ( from left to right ): - David Ohse, Johanna Rätz, Frank Bertoldi, Lara Becker, Dr. Birgit Westernströer and Dr. Florentin Schmidt. Photo: Volker Lannert/University of Bonn all images in original size . The "MS Wissenschaft" is setting sail from Berlin, and the University of Bonn is among those on board. A team from the University has designed and built an exhibit for this exhibition ship that dovetails perfectly with the topic chosen for Science Year 2023 - "Our Universe." Entitled "Dem Universum auf der Spur" ("Tracking Down the Universe"), the exhibition gives visitors, especially schoolchildren, the opportunity to discover various research areas and methods associated with the universe in an interactive way.  "The research being done into outer space is wonderfully exciting," says Frank Bertoldi from the Argelander Institute for Astronomy, who has provided expert support to the project. "Not only does it cover the origin, development and structure of the cosmos, it also allows us to explore the origins of life on Earth and the world of the tiniest elementary particles that exist. We'd like to invite young people in particular to explore this wealth of fascinating topics all about the small and large universe for themselves." The Argelander Institute for Astronomy created the exhibit in partnership with the Blocks of Matter and Fundamental Interactions Transdisciplinary Research Area (TRA Matter) and the enaCom Transfer Center as well as other University institutions.