AIP in the media

AIP scientists are regularly featured in the media with their research results and expertise on astronomical topics. Here you find a selection of current and freely accessible articles, radio reports and broadcasts. Older contributions can be found at the archive page.

Lichtsäule: Berliner wundern sich über vermeintliches UFO

Report about the test of the laser guide star during the EPIC meeting

FOCUS online, June 9, 2026

https://www.focus.de/panorama/mysterioeses-himmelsphaenomen-sorgt-fuer-unruhe-laser-erzeugte-kunststern-in-90-kilometern-hoehe-ueber-potsdam_a680bf75-e570-4644-b732-ecfdde5d759e.html

Wissenschaftler erzeugen mit Laserstrahl künstlichen Stern über Potsdam

Report about the test of the laser guide star during the EPIC meeting

radio eins - rbb, June 9, 2026

https://www.focus.de/panorama/mysterioeses-himmelsphaenomen-sorgt-fuer-unruhe-laser-erzeugte-kunststern-in-90-kilometern-hoehe-ueber-potsdam_a680bf75-e570-4644-b732-ecfdde5d759e.html

Zwei auf Eins zum Thema "Sonne"

Radio contribution with interview with Prof. Dr. Carsten Denker.

radio eins - rbb, June 7, 2026

https://www.radioeins.de/programm/sendungen/sendungen/26/2606/260607_zwei_auf_eins_31996.html

Fliegt unsere Nachbargalaxie auseinander?

Contribution about the AIP press release on our Galactic neighbour caught strongly disturbed and expanding

Bild der Wissenschaft, June 3, 2026

https://wissenschaft.de/artikel/fliegt-unsere-nachbargalaxie-auseinander

SCALES – The Leibniz Association focuses on Potsdam

Tagesspiegel article on the Leibniz Research Association's first science campus in Brandenburg.

Tagesspiegel, March 25, 2026

https://www.tagesspiegel.de/potsdam/landeshauptstadt/leibniz-gemeinschaft-setzt-auf-potsdam-neue-initiative-soll-astrophysik-und-klima-vernetzen-15400057.html

Ancient Milky Way stars challenge the age of the universe and the Hubble tension

Article on our press release New method reveals slower expansion in our cosmic neighbourhood

Brighter Side of News, March 6, 2026

https://www.thebrighterside.news/post/ancient-milky-way-stars-challenge-the-age-of-the-universe-and-the-hubble-tension/

Pionierarbeit zu Sternen: Potsdamer Astrophysiker erhält Johann-Wempe-Preis

Report on the presentation of the Johann Wempe Award to Sebastian Kamann (also see press release)

Tagesspiegel, Feb. 11, 2026

https://www.tagesspiegel.de/potsdam/landeshauptstadt/pionierarbeit-zu-sternen-potsdamer-astrophysiker-erhalt-johann-wempe-preis-15241453.html

Tagesschau - Sun Spot

On the Tagesschau news on 7 February 2026 at 8 p.m., Dr Alexander Warmuth explained the effects that solar flares can have on Earth (from approx. 11:39 min).

Tagesschau, Feb. 7, 2026

https://www.ardmediathek.de/video/tagesschau/tagesschau-20-00-uhr-07-02-2026/das-erste/Y3JpZDovL3RhZ2Vzc2NoYXUuZGUvYTBmZjY3MGEtMzUyYi00MjY2LWJlZWUtYzk1MGIxZTI5MmI2X2dhbnplU2VuZHVuZw

Artemis 2 - Back to the Moon

TV contribution about the moon mission Artemis II with a short interview filmed inside AIP's Great Refractor, Potsdam (starting at 24:06 minutes)

ARD, Jan. 26, 2026

https://www.ardmediathek.de/video/Y3JpZDovL21kci5kZS9zZW5kdW5nLzI4MTA2MC8yMDI2MDEyNjIyMjAvcmVwb3J0YWdlLWRva3UtaW0tZXJzdGVuLTQwNg

Artemis program: 2026 return to the moon

Mirko Krumpe in an interview with Axel Dorloff about NASA's Artemis 2 mission (in German)

rbb24 / Inforadio, Jan. 18, 2026

https://www.inforadio.de/rubriken/wissen/wissenswerte/2026/01/raumfahrt-artemis-programm-mond-mondlandung-mensch.html

Galaxies in 3D

In the BRANDWISSEN podcast from proWissen, Dr Tanya Urrutia talks about light fingerprints, rotating galaxies and giant spectrographs – from her childhood in Guatemala and her fascination with Orion to the topic of black holes.

Podcast, Jan. 13, 2026

https://open.spotify.com/episode/2YRnrN86OEEsRd8BtQjR0K?si=2WPHbS3QTnWlySrlXWzzHA

2026: return to the moon

Interview with Mirko Krumpe about the Artemis programme (in German)

RadioEins, Jan. 3, 2026

https://www.radioeins.de/programm/sendungen/die_profis/archivierte_sendungen/beitraege/das-artemis-programm--2026-zurueck-zum-mond.html

Heiligabend: Sterne - und was sie uns bedeuten. Von roten Zwergen und außerirdischem Leben

Interview with Iva Vilovic on stars and exoplanets

rbb Inforadio, Dec. 24, 2025

https://www.inforadio.de/dossier/2025/heiligabend--sterne---und-was-sie-uns-bedeuten/astrophysikerin-iva-vilovic-stern-galaxie-planet-leben.html

30 around 30 – with Fabio Lesjak

In the current issue of Leibniz Magazine, Fabio Lesjak speaks about his research at the AIP.

Leibniz-Magazin, Dec. 19, 2025

https://www.leibniz-magazin.de/alle-artikel/magazindetail/newsdetails/30-um-die-30-fabio-lesjak

4MOST – A new view into space

Tonspur Wissen - der Wissens-Podcast - from Rheinische Post and Leibniz Association with Matthias Steinmetz in an interview about 4MOST (in German) Link

Podcast, Dec. 11, 2025

https://podfollow.com/tonspurwissen/episode/728a1a5d9c55119b10d5d5c2deb6eecad3f06b7c/view

Further entries of AIP in the media can be found here: AIP in the media (archive).