Exploring the Diversity of Extrasolar Planets
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        New Outreach Website “Exploring the Diversity of Exoplanets”The outreach team of the SPP 1992 has worked tirelessly to create a new exoplanet outreach webpage. 
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        Long Night of Astronomy – in Berlin and Germany-wideImage Credit: LNDA-Website On Saturday, 19th October, the Long Night Of Astronomy takes place all over Germany. Astronomical and Astrophysical institutions open their doors for… 
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        Jan-Vincent Harre successfully defends his thesisJoin us in congratulating SPP 1992 PhD student Jan-Vincent Harre, who successfully defended his thesis ‘Origins & Orbital Evolution of Hot and Warm Jupiters’ last… 
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        Exoplanets at a teacher training in DillingenFrom 18th to 20th September, the Lüscher Lectures took place in Dillingen on the Danube at the Akademie für Lehrerfortbildung und Personalführung (Academy for teacher… 
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        Teacher training course at the DLR was a great successMany thanks to our member Ruth Titz-Weider for her contribution to this great event! 
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        Long Night of Science in Berlin, 22nd JuneSaturday the 22nd June, countless research institutes all over Berlin will open their doors to the public. 
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        Exoplanets at the ILA 2024At the Aeronautics Exhibition in Berlin, members of the SPP 1992 brought exoplanet research to a big audience. 
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        The SPP 1992 Spring School 2024 was a great successMany thanks to all participants, tutors and organisers of the 5-day workshop in Kiel! 
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        Stage play & podium discussion “Exoplanet”Planets, astronomy, science & its public perception – these are all subjects in a new Berlin new stage play „Exoplanets“. The play accompanies four characters… 
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        Teacher training at DLR on the topic of exoplanetsFor all interested teachers, especially from the STEM subjects, we are offering an afternoon (3 – 6 pm) on 25 June 2024 on the topic of exoplanets and missions. 
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        There are still a few places available at the Spring School in Kiel from 29 April to 3 May.The SPP 1992 invites you to the last school in its funding period! 
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        The marvellous world of exoplanetsOur SPP 1992 member Dr Ruth Titz-Weider will give a talk on Monday, 11.03.2024, at 19:00. 
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        The composition of Mercury and how it relates to exoplanets – DLR Seminar by Olivier NamurAs part of the SPP 1992 visitor program, Prof. Olivier Namur from the Catholic University Leuven, Belgium, visited the DLR in Berlin from 13th to… 
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        26th International Microlensing Conference held at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, CAOur SPP 1992 scientist Yiannis Tsapras attended this conference. 
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        SPP 1992 Spring School 2024The SPP 1992 invites you to the last school in its funding period! 
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        The European Astrobiology Institute will once again be offering workshops and summer schools this yearThe EAI contributes significantly to the networking of those interested in this field with various events relating to education in the field of astrobiology. 
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        SPP 1992 Final Colloquium 2024The meeting will take place from 20 to 22 March in the Harnack-Haus. 
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        Our SPP 1992 member Ludwig Scheibe held a lecture at “Urknall, Weltall und das Leben”Topic of the talk: “New worlds around distant stars – the search for the 2nd Earth” 
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        The premiere of our exoplanet show in Hamburg was a great successOn 15 December 2023, the SPP 1992 celebrated the finalisation of the exoplanet show by the Planetarium in Hamburg. 
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        New Worlds – Distant Planets: A Planetarium Show in HamburgThe day is finally here: The SPP 1992, led by coordinator Heike Rauer, has been working diligently for months with the Hamburg and Berlin planetariums… 
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        Exoplanets in SuhlCan extreme exoplanets also be habitable? 
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        Exoplanets in SonnebergAmong the snow-covered landscape and between fog-shrouded mountain tops around Sonneberg, on 30th November SPP 1992 outreach coordinator Ludwig Scheibe held outreach talks, introducing the… 
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        Resonances in the planetary system HD 110067Six planets in resonance in Berenice’s hair 
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        22nd South Thuringian Astronomical Day(s) 2023When: 01.12.2023 16:00 to 02.12.2023 18:00 
 Where: Schul- und Volkssternwarte Suhl
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        Exoplanet Talk at the Community Center “Wolke 14” in SonnebergSPP 1992 outreach coordinator Ludwig Scheibe will hold a talk on the search for exoplanets at the Sonneberg community center “Wolke 14”. 
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        The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy 2023A nationwide teacher training course took place at the Haus der Astronomie from 9 to 11 November 2023 
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        Doctoral Defense of Philipp BaumeisterOn Thursday 09th November, Philipp Baumeister, who was employed by the SPP 1992 in the first funding period, defended his PhD thesis at the TU… 
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        Discovery of 40 jumbo planets in the Orion NebulaA surprising find of free-floating pairs of planets has been made with images taken by the James Webb Space Telescope. These planets are as massive as Jupiter. 
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        Nationwide teacher training on astronomy by the Wilhelm and Else Heraeus FoundationOur SPP 1992 member Ruth Titz-Weider will give a talk on “PLATO-a new look at exoplanets” on Saturday 11 Nov 2023. 
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        „New Horizons in Physics” – award for SPP 1992 member Til BirnstielFor the prediction, discovery, and modeling of dust traps in young circumstellar disks, solving a long-standing problem in planet formation. 
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        Open Day 2023On 14 October 2023, the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy and the Haus der Astronomie on the Königstuhl will open their doors from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. and offer a varied astronomical programme. 
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        Call for ExoExplorer Applications 2024 by NASAApplications are due Thursday, October 12th, 2023 at 6 PM Pacific 
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        11th Joint Workshop on High Pressure, Planetary and Plasma Physics (HP4)From 25th to 27th September, the 11th Joint Workshop on High-Pressure, Planetary and Plasma Physics (HP4) is taking place in Rostock. 
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        All the worlds in Berlin – Astronomical Society Annual Meeting 2023Last week, from 11th to 15th September, astronomers and space scientists from Germany and beyond gathered in Berlin for the annual assembly of the German… 
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        The JWST makes an exciting discovery on the exoplanet K2-18b.Further evidence of a vast ocean and even the possible trace of a substance produced only by organisms on Earth was found. 
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        Our SPP 1992 member at the EAI summer workshopTanja Schumann presented the two posters of the SPP 1992 in Nördlingen 
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        Paper TimeOur SPP scientist Jan-Vincent Harre led a publication to the topic 
 “The Orbit of Warm Jupiter WASP-106 b is aligned with its Star”
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        Planets gathering in Berlin – Meeting of the German Astronomical Society11th to 15th September 
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        Universe on tourBielefeld 6 – 10 September 2023 
 Jahnplatz, 33602 Bielefeld
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        Podcast about exoplanets for the Kinderuni Weil der StadtOur SPP 1992 member Ruth Titz-Weider gave a talk about “The wonderful world of exoplanets”. 
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        Brightest planet in the universe observedUntil now, Venus was considered the strongest “mirror” in space. But a newly discovered exoplanet clearly tops it even more. 
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        The SPP 1992 has a new posterOur artist Patricia Klein has prepared for the SPP 1992 a new poster to illustrate its various scientific contributions. 
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        Planetarium show about exoplanets with SPP 1992 participationPremiere on 27 October 2023 in Hamburg 
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        Universe on TourOldenburg 23 – 27 August 2023 
 Schlossplatz, 26122 Oldenburg
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        Exoplanets: Worlds Far Away and StrangeFor the 25th time, the Space Camp took place in Berlin. 
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        Universe on tourDortmund 16 – 20 August 2023 
 Park der Partnerstädte, Schmiedingstraße 27, 44137 Dortmund
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        GJ 367 b has companyDiscovery of two additional low-mass planets at 11.5 and 34 days. 
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        Universe on tourBonn 9 – 13 August 2023 
 Hofgartenwiese, Hofgarten, 53113 Bonn
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        The SPP 1992 Summer School 2023 was a great successMany thanks to all participants, tutors and organisers of the 5-day workshop in Rauenberg! 
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        A warm welcome to Germany, Prof. Dr. M.B.N. KouwenhovenProf. Dr. M.B.N. (Thijs) Kouwenhoven uses the Visitor Program of the SPP 1992 for a stay in Germany from August 4-25, 2023. 
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        New illustrations by Patricia KleinOur artist Patricia Klein has prepared for the SPP 1992 new illustrations of various exoplanets. 
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        EXOWORLD Presents: A Short Course on Writing Better Research Papers and ProposalsOnline workshop by Artie Hatzes 
 2. November (morning and afternoon) to 3. November 2023
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        Our SPP 1992 members at the roadshow in HeidelbergImpressions from the Raodshow Heidelberg, which took place from 19 to 23 July. 
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        SPP 1992 visitor programThe SPP 1992 offers funding for a visitor program, where either you host external researchers visiting your group, or you yourselves visit another institution for some time. 
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        Annual Meeting of the German Astronomical Society in BerlinSplinter Meeting Exoplanets – Exploring the diversity of extrasolar planets 
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        Universe on tourHeidelberg 19 – 23 July 2023 
 Universitätsplatz, 69117 Heidelberg
 Some of our SPP 1992 members will be on site to give lectures, present our poster and answer questions.
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        Teacher Training Astronomy JenaOur SPP 1992 member Ludwig Scheibe will give a talk on “New worlds around distant stars – The exploration of extrasolar planets” on 11 July at 16:30. 
 Location: Hörsaal 1, Max-Wien-Platz 1, 07743 Jena
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        Unknown Worlds: Distant planets between imagination and sciencePodium discussion Thursday 06.07.2023 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. 
 Guest: Prof. Dr. Heike Rauer
 Location: Kulturforum
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        Universe on tourMunich 05 – 09 July 2023 
 Platz am Bavariapark
 Our SPP 1992 member Alexandre Emsenhuber will be there to present our poster.
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        Teacher’s training – „News from the exoplanet world“SPP-coordination team member Ruth Titz-Weider organized a teacher training course in Berlin. 
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        The SPP 1992 has new flyers!Our goal is to increase outreach and highlight our many contributions to the exoplanet science field. 
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        Lange Nacht der Wissenschaft at the DLR in Berlin on June 17There will be exciting talks by SPP members and the presentation of our poster. 
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        Open day at Thüringer Landessternwarte was a great successThere were over 1000 guests – only in 2001 there were more participants! 
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        The SPP 1992 has released new merchSPP 1992 has created a great little selection of merch accessories. 
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        Travel report of our SPP 1992 member Jan-Vincent HarreJan-Vincent Harre reports how he enjoyed his trip to Japan. 
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        Universe on tourWednesday, 07.06.2023 – Sunday, 11.06.2023 
 Albaniplatz, 37073 Göttingen
 Fellow SPP members will be on site.
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        The SPP 1992 has a new posterWe are very grateful for the amazing poster by Patricia Klein 
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        Annual Meeting of the German Astronomical SocietySplinter Meeting Exoplanets 
 Exploring the diversity of extrasolar planets
 Berlin, September 11-15, 2023
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        There are still places available in the SPP 1992 Summer SchoolJuly 31 – August 4, 2023 
 Hotel Winzerhof, Rauenberg
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        Universe on tourJena May 31 – June 04, 2023 
 Theatervorplatz, Schillergäßchen
 Fellow SPP and SPP Coordination Office members will be on site to present a poster.
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        The SPP 1992 at the Roadshow PotsdamFrom Wednesday, 17th May, to Sunday, 21st May, the Roadshow „Universe on Tour“, part of the 2023 Science Year „Our Universe“, had its second tour stop at the Luisenplatz in Potsdam. 
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        Universe on tourPotsdam May 17 – 21, 2023 
 Luisenplatz am Brandenburger Tor
 Fellow SPP and SPP Coordination Office members will be on site to present a poster.
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        ‘Kinderuni’ in Kepler’s birthplace Weil der StadtThe Kinderuni has existed in Weil der Stadt since 2006. It aims to make an offer to curious children who do not live in a university town and to provide them with intellectual input that cannot be dealt with in normal school lessons. 
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        SPP 1992 SeminarOn 5/15/2023 from 2pm to 3pm via virtual zoom-meeting. 
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        Software Engineering Position (m/f/d)Job offer at MPIA to work on the software development for 4MOST and PLATO. 
 Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Heidelberg.
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        Annual Meeting of the Astronomische Gesellschaft 2023The International Annual Meeting of the German Astronomical Society will be hosted by the Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics at the Technische Universität Berlin during the week September 11-15, 2023. 
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        German Community PLATO Meeting 2023PLATO will be launched in 2026. It is the next European mission for exoplanet research.
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        Coming up: A new planetarium show “diversity of exoplanets”The SPP 1992, in cooperation with Dr Björn Voss of the Planetarium Hamburg and the Society of German-Speaking Planetariums, is in the process of developing… 
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        SPP 1992 All-hands-on-deck meeting 2023 in MunichFrom 14th to 16th March, we held our annual All-hands-on-deck meeting, this time at the LMU in Munich. Around 50 researchers met in person, with… 
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        The recordings of the All-hands-on-deck Meeting are readyVarious Talks were given at the SPP 1992 conference, March 14-16, 2023, and the recordings of these can now be found here. 
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        Biennial European Astrobiology Conference (BEACON)8. Mai 2023 — 12. Mai 2023 
 La Palma, España
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        SPP 1992 Visitor Program – Call 2023 (deadline March 31, 2023)What is the SPP 1992 visitor program about? The idea is to invite visitors to stay longer at one or two institutes participating in the… 
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        SPP 1992 Summer School 2023Hands-on Numerical Astrophysics School for Planet Formation Sciences 
 July 31- August 4, 2023
 Hotel Winzerhof, Rauenberg
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        EXOWORLD Kickoff MeetingEXOWORLD is a DLR-led project coordinated by (fellow) SPP scientist Kristine Lam and supported by the European Union under the Horizon Europe Programme Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Staff Exchanges which commenced in February 2023. 
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        Save the dates for the EU ERASMUS+ project: ‘The Universe to Youth’The next meetings are set: 
 Trahütten, Austria, 2023 April 21-24
 TBC, Hungary, 2023 August 15-19
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        Flyer SPP 1992With this flyer the SPP 1992 wants to show its contributions and versatile achievements, draw attention to upcoming conferences, workshops and various outreach activities. 
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        Special Session at the European astronomical society annual meeting on July 11.The Special Session topic will be: “Towards the next generation exoplanet detection and characterisation: implication for exoplanet models and demographics”. 
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        Invitation to participate in our SPP 1992 seminar on March 6.Rachel Street from the Las Cumbres Observatory will talk about “Rubin survey strategy & optimization for Galactic Science”. 
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        “Universe on Tour” – a mobile planetarium.The roadshow “Universe on Tour” will stop at 15 locations throughout Germany in 2023. 
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        Hack an exoplanetIn early 2023, ESA’s Cheops (CHaracterising ExOPlanet Satellite) will observe two exoplanet targets, KELT-3b and TOI-560c. By joining a Hack an Exoplanet event, teams of secondary students will get… 
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        Interview with Giulia Roccetti – an astrophysicist for planetary atmospheres and habitabilityWhat’s your name? Where are you from? My name is Giulia Roccetti and I come from Rome, Italy. I grew up in the sunny Ostia,… 
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        Forum Wissenswerte: We are not alone: The search for life on exoplanetsCould there be life somewhere out there in the universe? This question inspires science fiction authors as much as modern science. Exoplanets are in particular… 
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        Please register for the all-hands-on-deck meeting in MunichThe early deadline will be on February 21. 
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        Tag der offenen Tür at the Thüringer LandessternwarteThe open day at the Thuringian State Observatory Tautenburg will take place on Sunday, June 11, 2023, celebrating its 800th anniversary.On this day the observatory… 
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        Please register for the PLATO German Community MeetingIt will take place from April 17 to April 18 2023 at the Institute of Planetary Research, DLR, Berlin-Adlershof. 
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        Teacher Training Seminar on 22.05.2023 in RostockOver 5000 extrasolar planets are known to date. But how do you find a planet, what are the challenges and how can you create a…