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Scientists have revealed the first images from the world's largest digital camera, the Vera C Rubin Observatory.
Satyendra Nath Bose didn’t just make huge contributions to quantum science, he also welcomed women into what was at the time a male-dominated field. Tanusri Saha-Dasgupta and Rupamanjari Ghosh discuss ...
Humans are the only animal that lives in virtually every possible environment, from rainforests to deserts to tundra. This adaptability is a skill that long predates the modern age.
Titles banned, data deleted, the nation’s librarians sacked without explanation – Donald Trump’s war on books is a threat to ...
Combining 678 different pictures taken over seven hours ... Dr Eduardo Bañados, from the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, says the telescope will give astronomers a 'cosmic movie' of the next ...
Image of crushed up ore from the quantum microscope. Researchers can determine which ores are present in crushed up rocks and colour-code them to distinguish waste from good ore. Driving along rural ...
Quantum physics is a branch of science that studies the tiniest things in the universe, like atoms and the even smaller parts ...
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What is Planck’s constant?
At incredibly small scales, the universe operates according to the unfamiliar rules of quantum mechanics. And Planck’s ...
Participation of Max Planck Researchers: Astronomers from the Max Planck Society hold rights to the observatory's future data and explain their science goals in this article. The Vera C. Rubin ...
How hot can the Universe truly get? Enter the Planck Temperature,a mind-blowing 1.416784 × 10³² Kelvin. This is not just ...
From 24 to 26 June 2025, the Max Planck Society will host its annual meeting in Magdeburg, bringing together around 500 guests, including both internal members and external participants. The programme ...