Welcome to the Excellence Cluster “Origin and Structure of the Universe”.
- Where did our Universe come from?
- What is it made of, what are the fundamental forces and structures?
- How did its fundamental building blocks, galaxies, stars and planets form?
- Which processes generated the chemical elements out of which we are made?
- What drives the evolution of the Universe?
These fundamental research questions are addressed by the Excellence Cluster “Origin and Structure of the Universe”.
News
Black Holes and their Galaxies: News from a Cosmic Neighbourhood
Among astronomers it is considered certain that huge Black Holes of millions of solar masses reside in the centre of practically every galaxy. It is still unclear however as to what extent the chronological development of the galaxies and ...
Ausstellung im Deutschen Museum eröffnet
Die Geschichte des Universums erlebbar machen – das ist die Motivation der Sonderausstellung „Entwicklung des Universums“ im Deutschen Museum. Die Ausstellung ist ein Gemeinschaftsprojekt von fünf Münchner und Garchinger ...
Galilean Nights am Exzellenzcluster Universe
Blick zurück auf den Tag der Offenen Tür und "Galilean Nights" im Jahr der Astronomie 2009: Der Youtube-Kanal SpaceMovie berichtet über den Cluster, MPE und ESO. Video auf SpaceMovie