Events

Göttingen, Historische Sternwarte, Geismar Landstraße 11

9:00 am – 4:00 pm

International Workshop: Observing the Sun as a Star: Would we find the solar system if we saw it?

The workshop will present a comprehensive overview about the role of the sun and the solar system in exoplanet research. More information can be found here.

Sep 10 - 13

Retreat

Tautenburg, Thüringer Landessternwarte Tautenburg , Sternwarte 5

SPP 1992 – 1st Young Researchers Retreat

Sep 20 - Oct 01

Tautenburg, Thüringer Landessternwarte Tautenburg , Sternwarte 5

SPP 1992 Summer School: The 3rd Tautenburg Course for Advanced Astronomical Observations

The Tautenburg observatory is organizing an observing course for advanced students of SPP 1992 member institutions and collaborating institutions. The course focuses on Echelle Spectroscopy.…

Oct 09 - 10

Berlin, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, Rutherfordstr. 2

12:00 am – 12:30 am

International Workshop: 7th Joint Workshop on High Pressure Planetary and Plasma Physics (HP4)

The goal of the workshop is to continue discussions on scientific questions relevant to extreme planetary environments in terms of high pressure (HP) and high…

Oct 15

SPP 1992 seminar “Summary of the summer school on Echelle spectroscopy in Tautenburg and of the Youth retreat in Jena”

Artie P. Hatzes (TLS Tautenburg, SPP 1992), Michael Hartmann (TLS Tautenburg, SPP 1992), and Michaela Döllinger (TLS Tautenburg, SPP 1992) will present a “Summary of…

Oct 18 - 19

Jena, Astrophysikalisches Institut, Schillergäßchen 2

9:00 am – 7:00 pm

International Workshop: Yeti work-shop on young exoplanet transits

More information can be found here.

Oct 29

SPP 1992 seminar “Radiative Properties of the Planetary Accretion Shock”

Gabriel Dominique Marleau (Universität Tübingen, SPP 1992) holds the seminar on the topic: “Radiative Properties of the Planetary Accretion Shock”.

Nov 26

SPP 1992 seminar “Planetary Systems in Star Clusters: Project(s) Overview”

Rainer Spurzem (Universität Heidelberg, SPP 1992) holds the seminar on the topic: “Planetary Systems in Star Clusters: Project(s) Overview”.

Dec 10

SPP 1992 seminar “Interior-atmosphere feedbacks and the nature of detected sub-Neptunian planets”

Philipp Baumeister (Technische Universität Berlin, SPP 1992) und Jasmine MacKenzie (Technische Universität Berlin, SPP 1992) hold the seminar on the topic: “Interior-atmosphere feedbacks and the…

Jan 07

SPP 1992 seminar “Mass diversity: Occurrence rate of brown dwarfs”

Szilard Csizmadia (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt) and Alexis Smith (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt) hold the seminar on the topic: “Mass diversity:…

Jan 21

SPP 1992 seminar “Mountains and deserts in the demographics of giants”

Kristina Monsch (Ludwig-Maximilians Universität München, SPP 1992) holds the seminar on the topic: “Mountains and deserts in the demographics of giants”.

Feb 04

SPP 1992 seminar “Discovering Exoplanets beyond the snow-line with Gravitational Microlensing”

Yiannis Tsapra and Joachim Wambsganß hold the seminar on the topic: “Discovering Exoplanets beyond the snow-line with Gravitational Microlensing”.

Feb 27 - Mar 01

Rostock, Universität Rostock, Institut für Physik, Albert-Einstein-Straße 23-24

International Workshop: 12th Workshop in the Series "Planet Formation and Evolution (PFE-12)"

More information can be found here.

Apr 15 - 17

Retreat

Göttingen, Max-Planck Institut für Sonnensystemforschung, Justus-von-Liebig-Weg 3

SPP 1992 – 2nd Young Researchers Retreat

May 27

Rostock, Universität Rostock, Institut für Physik, Albert-Einstein-Straße 23-24

SPP 1992 Project Meeting Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena and University of Rostock

Jul 08

SPP 1992 seminar “Peek-a-boo: Discovery of an outer planet in the K2-146 system”

Kristine W.F. Lam (Technische Universität Berlin, SPP 1992) holds the seminar on the topic: “Peek-a-boo: Discovery of an outer planet in the K2-146 system”.

Jul 15

SPP 1992 seminar “Classifying Exoplanet Candidates with Convolutional Neural Networks: Application to the Next Generation Transit Survey”

Aleksandar Chaushev (Technische Universität Berlin, SPP 1992) holds the seminar on the topic: “Classifying Exoplanet Candidates with Convolutional Neural Networks: Application to the Next Generation Transit Survey”.…

Jul 29

SPP 1992 seminar “Q&A all-hands-on-deck meeting 2019”

SPP 1992 coordination office: “Q&A all-hands-on-deck meeting 2019”

Aug 12

SPP 1992 seminar “Flares and CME’s”

Eike Günther (TLS Tautenburg, SPP 1992) holds the seminar on the topic: “Flares and CME’s”.

Aug 26

SPP 1992 seminar “(Exo)Planetary interiors from observations”

Hugo Hellard (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt) holds the seminar on the topic: “(Exo)Planetary interiors from observations“.

Sep 04 - 06

Hamburg, Universität Hamburg, Edmund-Siemers-Allee 1

2:00 pm – 1:00 pm

SPP 1992 – 1st All-hands-on-deck Meeting

The goal of the meeting is to bring together all participants of the SPP 1992 as well as a number of external PhD students and…

Sep 09

SPP 1992 seminar “Q&A communication within the SPP 1992”

SPP 1992 coordination office: “Q&A communication within the SPP 1992”

Sep 23

SPP 1992 seminar “Planetesimal formation for population synthesis”

Oliver Völkel (Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, SPP 1992) holds the seminar on the topic: “Planetesimal formation for population synthesis”.

Oct 07

SPP 1992 seminar “Prospects for direct imaging of cold exoplanets. A theory framework for atmospheric characterization”

Óscar Carrión-Gonzaléz (Technische Universität Berlin, SPP 1992) holds the seminar on the topic: “Prospects for direct imaging of cold exoplanets. A theory framework for atmospheric characterization”.

Oct 21

SPP 1992 seminar “Developing generic tools to explore diversity of planetary atmospheres: challenges and opportunities”

Karan Molaverdikhani (Max Planck Institute for Astronomy) holds the seminar on the topic: “Developing generic tools to explore diversity of planetary atmospheres: challenges and opportunities”.

Dec 02

SPP 1992 seminar “The impact of UV radiation on organisms”

Ximena C. Abrevaya (IAFE, CONICET University of Buenos Aires) holds the seminar on the topic: “The impact of UV radiation on organisms”.

Jan 27

SPP 1992 seminar “Constraints on accreting giant planets with hydrogen-line observations”

Yuhiko Aoyama (Tsinghua University, Beijing) holds the seminar on the topic: “Constraints on accreting giant planets with hydrogen-line observations”.

Apr 06

SPP 1992 seminar “Searching for CMEs on M dwarfs: a potential threat for planetary habitability”

Priscilla Muheki (Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Uganda) holds the seminar on the topic: “Searching for CMEs on M dwarfs: a potential threat for…

May 04

SPP 1992 seminar “Solar Observations as Benchmark for Radial Velocity Jitter”

Monika Ellwarth (Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, SPP 1992) holds the seminar on the topic: “Solar Observations as Benchmark for Radial Velocity Jitter”.

May 06 - 08

Virtual, Online meeting

DFG review meeting

The DFG review meeting for the second funding period is held as a virtual event from May 6-8, 2020.

May 18

SPP 1992 seminar “Monte Carlo radiative transfer in optically thick regions of circumstellar/ circumplanetary disks”

Anton Krieger (Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, SPP 1992) holds the seminar on the topic: “Monte Carlo radiative transfer in optically thick regions of circumstellar/ circumplanetary disks”.

Jun 15

SPP 1992 seminar “The Dynamic Proto-atmospheres around Low-mass Planets with Eccentric Orbits”

5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Chuhong Mai (Arizona State University) holds the seminar on the topic: “The Dynamic Proto-atmospheres around Low-mass Planets with Eccentric Orbits”.

Jun 29

SPP 1992 seminar “Characterization of young accreting planets”

David Melon Fuksman (Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, SPP 1992) holds the seminar on the topic: “Characterization of young accreting planets”.

Jul 27 - 31

Virtual, Online conference room

3:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Exoplanets III Conference

Exoplanets III is the third conference in a new series that started with Exoplanets I in Davos, Switzerland in 2016 and Exoplanets II in Cambridge,…

Sep 07

SPP 1992 seminar “Studying physics and chemistry in atmospheres of hot Jupiters from space and ground”

Denis Shulyak (Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, SPP 1992) holds the seminar on the topic: “Studying physics and chemistry in atmospheres of hot Jupiters…

Sep 21 - 25

Virtual, Online conference room

2:00 pm – 5:30 pm

Annual Meeting of the Astronomische Gesellschaft 2020

The International Annual Meeting of the German Astronomical Society is taking place as a virtual conference from September 21-25, 2020. More information can be found here.

Oct 05

SPP 1992 seminar “Characterizing the Planet Population around Intermediate-Mass Stars: Occurrence Rates from the combined Lick, EXPRESS, and PPPS Giant Star Surveys”

Vera Wolthoff (University of Heidelberg, SPP 1992) holds the seminar on the topic: “Characterizing the Planet Population around Intermediate-Mass Stars: Occurrence Rates from the combined Lick,…

Oct 16

SPP 1992 seminar “Confirmation and characterization of exoplanets from the detection point of view”

Sascha Grziwa (University of Cologne, SPP 1992) holds the seminar on the topic: “Confirmation and characterization of exoplanets from the detection point of view“.

Oct 21 - 23

Virtual, Zoom conference room

8:30 am – 12:30 am

732. WE-Heraeus-Seminar

The 732nd WE-Heraeus Seminar on “Matter Under Extreme Conditions” is taking place as an online event from Ocotober 21-23, 2020. The program includes talks and…

Nov 02

SPP 1992 seminar “As the Worlds Turn: Constraining Spin Evolution in the Planetary-Mass Regime”

5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Marta Bryan (University of California, Berkeley) holds the seminar on the topic: “As the Worlds Turn: Constraining Spin Evolution in the Planetary-Mass Regime“.

Nov 16

SPP 1992 seminar “The KESPRINT radial velocity follow-up of TESS transiting planets”

Massimiliano Esposito (Thüringer Landessternwarte, SPP 1992) holds the seminar on the topic: “The KESPRINT radial velocity follow-up of TESS transiting planets“.

Nov 30

SPP 1992 seminar “Photoevaporation of Grain-Depleted Protoplanetary Disks around Intermediate-Mass Stars: Investigating Possibility of Gas-Rich Debris Disks as Protoplanetary Remnants”

Riouhei Nakatani (RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research, Saitama) holds the seminar on the topic: “Photoevaporation of Grain-Depleted Protoplanetary Disks around Intermediate-Mass Stars: Investigating Possibility of Gas-Rich…

Dec 14

SPP 1992 seminar “Habitability of terrestrial planets around active M-stars: The effect of stellar radiation and cosmic rays upon climate and photochemistry”

Markus Scheucher (Technische Universität Berlin) holds the seminar on the topic: “Habitability of terrestrial planets around active M-stars: The effect of stellar radiation and cosmic…

Jan 11

SPP 1992 seminar “Wind erosion of pebble pile planetesimals – Microgravity experiments in wind tunnels”

Tunahan Demirci (University of Duisburg-Essen) holds the seminar on the topic: “Wind erosion of pebble pile planetesimals – Microgravity experiments in wind tunnels“.

Jan 25

SPP 1992 seminar “Ionization and transport in partially ionized multi-component plasma of Hot Jupiter atmospheres”

Sandeep Kumar (University of Rostock, SPP 1992) holds the seminar on the topic: “Ionization and transport in partially ionized multi-component plasma of Hot Jupiter atmospheres”.

Feb 08

SPP 1992 Seminar “Structure and dynamics of Hot Jupiter atmospheres”

Wieland Dietrich (Max Planck Institute for Solar System research, SPP 1992) holds the seminar on the topic: “Structure and dynamics of Hot Jupiter atmospheres”.

Feb 22

SPP 1992 seminar “Steady State by Recycling prevents Premature Collapse of Protoplanetary Atmospheres”

Tobias Moldenhauer (Universität Tübingen, SPP 1992) holds the seminar on the topic: “Steady State by Recycling prevents Premature Collapse of Protoplanetary Atmospheres”.

Mar 22

SPP 1992 seminar “Follow-up observations of YETI planet candidates”

Richard Bischoff (Friedrich-Schiller Universität Jena, SPP 1992) holds the seminar on the topic: “Follow-up observations of YETI planet candidates”.

Apr 19

SPP 1992 seminar “Planetary transmission spectroscopy in the He I 10830 line”

Stefan Czesla (Universität Hamburg, SPP 1992) holds the seminar on the topic: “Planetary transmission spectroscopy in the He I 10830 line”.

May 03

SPP 1992 seminar “The effect of granulation on radial velocity – Measuring convective blueshift”

Florian Liebing (Georg-August-Universität Göttingen) holds the seminar on the topic: “The effect of Granulation on radial velocity – Measuring convective blueshift”. You can find the…

May 17

SPP 1992 seminar (Cancelled)

The seminar with Anna Julia Poser (Universität Rostock) is cancelled and shifted to a later time (tbd).

May 31

SPP 1992 seminar “Brightness modulations of our nearest terrestrial planet Venus”

Yeon Joo Lee (Technische Universität Berlin) holds the seminar on the topic: “Brightness modulations of our nearest terrestrial planet Venus”. You can find the recording…

Jun 14

SPP 1992 seminar “Water oceans on dense exoplanets from outgassing and interior-atmosphere feedback processes”

Philipp Baumeister (Technische Universität Berlin, SPP 1992) holds the seminar on the topic: “Water oceans on dense exoplanets from outgassing and interior-atmosphere feedback processes”. You…

Jun 28

SPP 1992 seminar “Q&A virtual SPP 1992 all-hands-on-deck meeting”

The SPP 1992 coordination office will hold the seminar, which will be a Q&A for this year’s virtual SPP 1992 all-hands-on-deck meeting. The preliminary program…

Sep 06

SPP 1992 seminar “The Na and K lines of Kelt-9b”

Jessica Khaimova (Universität Göttingen, SPP 1992) holds the seminar on the topic: “The Na and K lines of Kelt-9b”. You can find the recording here.

Sep 13 - 17

Virtual, Online conference room

9:00 am – 5:30 pm

Annual Meeting of the Astronomische Gesellschaft 2021 “Zooming into the Universe”

The International Annual Meeting of the German Astronomical Society is taking place as a virtual conference from September 13-17, 2021. The science of the SPP…

Oct 06 - 07

SPP 1992 all-hands-on-deck meeting 2021

Virtual, WebEx meeting

10:00 am – 2:00 pm

The SPP 1992 all-hands-on-deck meeting primarily facilitates exchange between all projects of the SPP 1992, but also welcomes input from externals, who might want to…

Oct 18

SPP 1992 seminar (Cancelled)

The seminar with Anna Julia Poser had to be cancelled. It is shifted to November 1, 2021.

Nov 01

SPP 1992 Seminar “Towards a better understanding of hot Jupiters – combining atmosphere, interior and dynamo models”

Anna Julia Poser (Universität Rostock, SPP 1992) holds the seminar on the topic: “Towards a better understanding of hot Jupiters – combining atmosphere, interior and…

Nov 15

SPP 1992 Seminar “On the multiple generations of planetary embryos”

Oliver Völkel (MPIA, SPP 1992) holds the seminar on the topic: “On the multiple generations of planetary embryos”. You can find the recording here.

Nov 29

SPP 1992 Seminar “Exoplanets and microlensing”

Yiannis Tsapras (Universität Heidelberg, SPP 1992) holds the seminar on the topic: “Exoplanets and microlensing”. You can find the recording here.

Dec 13

SPP 1992 seminar “GJ 367b: A dense, ultrashort-period sub-Earth planet transiting a nearby red dwarf star”

Kristine Lam (DLR, SPP 1992) holds the seminar on the topic: “GJ 367b: A dense, ultrashort-period sub-Earth planet transiting a nearby red dwarf star”. You…

Feb 21

SPP 1992 seminar “The erosion of planetary atmospheres”

Eike Guenther (Landessternwarte Thueringen, SPP 1992) holds the seminar on the topic: “The erosion of planetary atmospheres”. You can find the recording here.

May 24 - 24

Berlin, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Rutherfordstr. 2, 12489 Berlin

Lehrerfortbildung: Extrasolare Planeten

Sie sind Lehrer? Sie wollen das Thema Exoplanten in den Unterricht einbringen? Dazu bieten wir eine Lehrerfortbildung am 24. Mai 2024 an. Dabei werden die…

Jul 04 - 08

Hanau, Hotel Birkenhof

Hands-on Numerical Astrophysics School for Exoplanetary Sciences

The SPP 1992 Exploring the Diversity of Extrasolar Planets is a collaborative network of German researchers in the field of exoplanetary sciences. Its purpose is…

Jul 11 - 11

SPP 1992 seminar “Survival of the Solar System analogues in the Galactic Centre“

Nazanin Davari from the University of Rome Sapienza holds the seminar “Survival of the Solar System analogues in the Galactic Centre“. You can find the…

Jul 25 - 25

SPP 1992 seminar “Exoplanets from an historical perspective”

Malcolm Fridlund from the Chalmers University of Technology holds the seminar on the topic: “Exoplanets from an historical perspective”. You can find the recording here.

Sep 12 - 14

Berlin, Freie Universität (FU)

9:00 am – 5:00 pm

PFE-SPP1992 joint meeting “(Exo)Planet Diversity, Formation, and Evolution”

The biennial workshop series “Planet formation and evolution” (PFE) and the DFG funded priority program “Exploring the diversity of extrasolar planets” (SPP 1992) are planning a joint meeting.…

Sep 28 - 30

Bruessels, Royal Observatory of Belgium

12:00 pm – 12:00 pm

10th Joint Workshop on High Pressure, Planetary and Plasma Physics (HP4)

To bring together researchers from these different fields in the physical sciences, a workshop series has been established by DESY, XFEL GmbH, DLR Berlin, the…

Nov 02 - 02

Planetarium talk in Jena: “Other stars’ planets – Earth’s strange siblings” (German)

Jena, Zeiss-Planetarium

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Eike Guenther from the Landessternwarte Tautenburg will hold a public outreach talk on the topic of exoplanet diversity at the Zeiss-Planetarium Jena. The talk will…

Nov 19 - 19

Reprise of Planetarium talk in Jena: “Other stars’ planets – Earth’s strange siblings” (German)

Jena, Zeiss-Planetarium

4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Eike Guenther from the Landessternwarte Tautenburg will hold a public outreach talk on the topic of exoplanet diversity at the Zeiss-Planetarium Jena. The talk will…

Nov 28 - 28

SPP 1992 seminar: Inferring the atmospheric properties of directly imaged planets

Paul Mollière (Max Planck Institute for Astronomy) holds the seminar on the topic: “Inferring the atmospheric properties of directly imaged planets” You can find the…

Dec 12

SPP 1992 seminar “Radial Velocity Survey for Planets around Young stars (RVSPY) A transiting warm super-Jovian planet around HD 114082, a young star with a debris disk”

As part of the regular SPP seminar series, Olga Zakhozhay (Main Astronomical Observatory, National Academy of Sciences of the Ukraine & Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie Heidelberg)…

Jan 16 - 20

Bad Honnef, Physikzentrum Bad Honnef

Wilhelm and Else Heraeus Seminar: “From the Heliosphere to Astrospheres – Lessons for Exoplanets and their Habitability“

The in-person Wilhelm and Else Heraeus Seminar on the topic “From the Heliosphere to Astrospheres – Lessons for Exoplanets and their Habitability” at the Physics…

Mar 06

SPP 1992 Seminar “Rubin survey strategy & optimization for Galactic Science”

Rachel Street (Las Cumbres Observatory) will hold the seminar on the topic: Rubin survey strategy & optimization for Galactic Science. The Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s…

Mar 14 - 16

Munich, Ludwigs-Maximilians-Universität

12:00 am – 2:00 pm

All-hands-on-deck Meeting 2023

The meeting will provide an opportunity for members of the project teams to come together and discuss the latest developments, share their research findings, and…

Apr 17 - 18

Berlin, DLR, Institut für Planetenforschung Rutherfordstr. 2

2:00 pm – 1:00 pm

German Community PLATO Meeting

In only few years from now (end 2026), ESA´s M3 mission PLATO will be launched to discover and characterize extrasolar planets for their radii, masses…

Francesco Flammini Dotti (SPP 1992, Universität Heidelberg) will hold the seminar on the topic: “The role of the star clusters in the dynamical evolution of…

May 22

Rostock, Universität Rostock, Institut für Physik, Albert-Einstein-Straße 23

Teacher Training Seminar

Over 5000 extrasolar planets are known to date. But how do you find a planet, what are the challenges and how can you create a…

May 31 - Jun 04

Jena, Theatervorplatz, Schillergäßchen 1

Universe on tour

The fascinating show invites you on a journey into space – from the observation of the sky with the naked eye to the invention of…

Jun 11

Tautenburg, Thüringer Landessternwarte

10:00 am – 5:00 pm

Tag der offenen Tür at the Thüringer Landessternwarte

The open day at the Thuringian State Observatory Tautenburg will take place on Sunday, June 11, 2023, celebrating its 800th anniversary. On this day the…

Jun 22

Seminar, Workshop

Berlin, DLR, Institut für Planetenforschung, Rutherfordstr. 2

European astronomical society annual meeting. Towards the next generation exoplanet detection and characterisation: implication for exoplanet models and demographics

Teacher Training Seminar

What are the new discoveries, methods, and missions in the exploration of planetary worlds outside our solar system? In this training, we will present some…

The discovery of exoplanets have reshaped our understanding of planetary science. From hot Jupiters and ultrashort-period planets to compact systems and temperate rocky planets, exoplanet…

Jul 24 - 28

Summer School, Workshop

Pasadena (California), Institute of Technology

2023 Sagan Exoplanet Summer Hybrid Workshop: Characterizing Exoplanet Atmospheres: The Next Twenty Years

Observations of an exoplanet’s atmosphere provide the best hope for distinguishing the makeup of its outer layers, and the only hope for understanding the interplay…

Jul 31 - Aug 04

Starnberg (30 minutes from Munich main station by S Bahn), Vier Jahreszeiten Hotel

Exoplanets by the Lake Summer School

A focused summer school on high-resolution spectroscopy of exoplanet atmospheres at Lake Starnberg — Munich. Please find the event page here. Description: In its wake,…

Jul 31 - Aug 04

Rauenberg, Hotel Winzerhof

11:00 am – 2:00 pm

SPP 1992 Summer School: Hands-on Numerical Astrophysics School for Planet Formation Sciences

The question how the solar system and exoplanetary systems formed remains one of the key questions in astrophysics. The process of planet formation involves a…

Aug 08 - 10

London, UK, UCL campus

UK Exoplanet Community Meeting 2023

The conference showcases the diversity of exoplanet research ongoing in the United Kingdom. The conference especially encourages submissions by PhD students and postdoctoral researchers. Researchers…

Sep 11 - 15

Berlin, Technische Universität Berlin, Hauptgebäude H

Annual Meeting of the German Astronomical Society: Splinter Meeting Exoplanets – Exploring the diversity of extrasolar planets

One of the most exciting recent discoveries in astronomy is the existence of a huge variety of extrasolar planets orbiting other stars, including numerous multi-planet…

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. Over three days, subjects…

Oct 14 - 14

Open Day

Heidelberg, Königstuhl

10:00 am – 5:00 am

Open Day 2023 at the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy and the Haus der Astronomie

Additional participants are the Landessternwarte Königstuhl, the Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics, the Klaus Tschira Foundation, die Forscherstation (Klaus-Tschira-Kompetenzzentrum für frühe naturwissenschaftliche Bildung) and…

Exoplanet Talk at the Community Center “Wolke 14” in Sonneberg

SPP 1992 outreach coordinator Ludwig Scheibe will hold a talk on the search for exoplanets at the Sonneberg community center “Wolke 14”. As part of…

Dec 04 - 08

Chile, Hotel Remota, Puerto Natales, Patagonia

Open Problems in the Astrophysics of Gas Giants

Since the beginning of the exploration of exoplanets, gas giants have played an outsized role in the field. Despite the robust rate of discovery and…

Planetarium show about exoplanets – Premiere on 15 December 2023 in Hamburg

The SPP 1992, led by coordinator Heike Rauer, has been working diligently for months with the Hamburg and Berlin planetariums to develop a show about…

“Earth’s Strange Siblings” – Planetarium talk in Hamburg by Eike Guenther

On Thursday, 07th March, SPP 1992 scientist Eike Guenther will give a talk at the Planetarium Hamburg, as part of a series of presentations promoting…

Mar 11

Cologne, Karl Rahner Academy

7:00 pm –

The marvellous world of exoplanets

The first planet orbiting a star other than the sun was discovered in 1995. To date, more than 5,000 extrasolar planets are known. The idea…

Mar 20 - 22

Berlin, Harnack-Haus, Ihnestraße 16-20, 14195 Berlin

9:00 am – 2:00 pm

SPP 1992 Final Colloquium 2024

This meeting serves to conclude and summarise the 51 projects of the SPP 1992. In addition, the members of the project teams will have the…

Apr 29 - May 03

24105 Kiel, Germany, Maritim Hotel Bellevue Kiel Bismarckallee 2

12:00 am – 2:00 pm

SPP 1992 Spring School 2024

The SPP 1992 invites you to the last school in its funding period! The interdisciplinary workshop – which will take place in the Maritim Hotel…

Jun 25

Teacher Training

Berlin, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Rutherfordstr. 2, 12489 Berlin