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Exploring a valley and caves on Mars, searching for life: These are the goals of the German research initiative VaMEx.

Physicist Kai Schmitz offers insights into the evolution of the universe and questions of cosmology Kai Schmitz 's field of work lies at the interface of particle physics and cosmology; his favourite subject is gravitational waves from the early universe. In an interview with Christina Hoppenbrock, the research group leader at the Institute of Theoretical Physics provides insights into the evolution of the universe, methods of research and still unresolved questions about cosmology.

Scientists at Heidelberg University are to receive funding worth over ten million euros for basic research in nuclear and particle physics.

The black hole already weighed a billion solar masses when the universe was still in its infancy The James Webb Space Telescope observed a galaxy in a particularly young stage of the universe.

Several research groups at the Department of Physics at Universität Hamburg will receive almost €5 million over the next three years for their joint projects at the world's largest particle accelerator.

University of Göttingen involved in the development of a new high-resolution spectrograph   The European Southern Observatory (ESO) has signed an agreement with an international consortium of institutions to develop and build ANDES, the ArmazoNes High Dispersion Echelle Spectrograph.

In five years' time, a large asteroid will fly very close to Earth - a unique opportunity to study it.

"IceCube" spokesperson Ignacio Taboada reports on the progress of the experiment Researchers from several countries are using the IceCube experiment to search for neutrinos in the ice at the South Pole. These difficult-to-detect particles reach Earth from the cosmos. About 220 of the physicists involved in the experiment meet for the first time at the University of Münster from 18 to 22 March for the spring meeting of the IceCube collaboration.

The planning phase for the innovative space observatory LISA was completed successfully. This marks the start of the implementation phase of a large-scale international project that includes 3 research groups at Universität Hamburg.

Christian Weinheimer is in search of dark matter and the mass of neutrinos Christian Weinheimer sees his job as a university professor as having something of the football coach.

The planning phase of the innovative space observatory -LISA- has been successfully completed. The implementation phase of the major international project, in which three working groups at the University of Hamburg are involved, has now begun.

First eROSITA sky-survey data release makes public the largest ever catalogue of high-energy cosmic sources X-ray astronomy has an eventful 60-year history of exploring the extremes of the universe: from exploding stars to active galactic nuclei, which, with their supermassive black holes, are arguably the most efficient sources of energy in the universe.

Heidelberg researchers receive computing time for simulating the behaviour of cosmic gases and plasmas during star formation A Swiss-German research team hopes to unlock the secrets of star formation

Neutron stars may be much heavier than predicted by theory. This is possibly due to hyperons, i.e. poorly understood elementary particles.

A new Würzburg space mission is on the home straight: The SONATE-2 nanosatellite will test novel artificial intelligence hardware and software technologies in orbit.

Experts from Egypt and Germany have finished restoring the ceiling of the Temple of Esna.

The preliminary data from the MTG-I1 satellite, the first of a new generation of meteorological satellites for the even better monitoring and forecasting of severe weather events, are breathtaking They keep the promise of a revolution in weather forecasting and in nowcasting destructive extreme weather events.

Researchers at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum are looking for interested people who want to participate in their project as Citizen Scientists. Most of us turn off the light in our rooms before we go to bed, but what about the lights outside of our houses? That's a question that researchers at Ruhr University Bochum are examining this September and October, and they're asking the public to help.

German research institutes are pleased with the first test images Euclid, ESA's newest space telescope with strong German participation, has delivered its first test images a few weeks after the rocket launch.

Researchers have tested the software of three satellites. And they found many standard security mechanisms missing. Thousands of satellites are currently orbiting the Earth, and there will be many more in the future. Researchers from Ruhr University Bochum and the CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security in Saarbrücken have assessed the security of these systems from an IT perspective.

Just like us, using mobile phones, satellites also communicate with each other and with receiving stations on Earth using radio waves.

Cooperation with science organisations will maximise the benefits to society from the data EUMETSAT satellites produce EUMETSAT will establish cooperation agreements with national research and develop

Instrument is a first for Europe and could significantly benefit the prediction of severe storms The first ever satellite instrument continuously detecting lightning over Europe and Africa has been sw