A SpaceX capsule docked at the International Space Station, bringing a replacement crew for Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore to return home after an unexpectedly long stay in orbit.

We are the Universe trying to understand itself. How, and why, did we come to be? Why does the Universe take the shape it ...

Astronomers rely on clear observations to study celestial objects, but cosmic dust alters what we see, making stars appear ...

There was rarely a meeting with the director that didn't feel destabilizing. "He was hitting his table, yelling at me to the point that I could see him spitting," says Gabriel Lando, a theoretical com ...

It doesn't matter how full you are, you can always fit in a bite or two or three of pie and ice cream. Scientists say it has ...

When spacetime is divided into tiny units, the obscure connection between quantum theory and generally relativity suddenly ...

The Max Planck Society is Germany's preeminent research organization, boasting 31 Nobel laureates. But insufficient oversight ...

The postponement, driven primarily by thick clouds, was the second scrub of the flight since an issue with the rocket on ...

In this new paper, researchers describe how they were using an AI tool called PyTheus—which was built for designing quantum ...

In the quest for ultra-secure, long-range quantum communication, two major challenges stand in the way: the unpredictable ...

With the program’s first call for applications launching on April 1, 2025 (as a one-time exception), the Max Planck Society is also introducing a new recruitment procedure. Positions are advertised ...

Researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry investigate the structure of these proteins and how they function – from individual molecules through to complex organisms. They make use of the ...