Institutes

Institutes collaborating within the IMPRS-HD

<span>The</span><strong> Astronomisches Rechen-Institut (ARI) </strong><span>covers a wide range of research areas including cosmology, gravitational lensing, galaxy evolution, stellar dynamics, and astrometry. Moreover, it plays a leading role in the preparation of the </span>Gaia<span> satellite mission of the European Space Agency and in </span>special-purpose high-performance computing<span>.</span>

ARI

The Astronomisches Rechen-Institut (ARI) covers a wide range of research areas including cosmology, gravitational lensing, galaxy evolution, stellar dynamics, and astrometry. Moreover, it plays a leading role in the preparation of the Gaia satellite mission of the European Space Agency and in special-purpose high-performance computing. [more]
<span>The Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS) t</span><span>akes part in IMPRS-HD with the groups working on </span>Theoretical Astrophysics<span> on the Physics of Stellar Objects, and on  High-Energy Astrophysics.<br> </span>

HITS

The Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS) takes part in IMPRS-HD with the groups working on Theoretical Astrophysics on the Physics of Stellar Objects, and on  High-Energy Astrophysics.
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The <strong>Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics</strong> (ITA) at the University of Heidelberg carries out research in cosmology, extragalactic astrophysics, galactic dynamics, star formation, stellar evolution and astrochemistry.

ITA

The Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics (ITA) at the University of Heidelberg carries out research in cosmology, extragalactic astrophysics, galactic dynamics, star formation, stellar evolution and astrochemistry. [more]
Research topics at the<span> </span><strong>Landessternwarte Heidelberg-Königstuhl (LSW)</strong><span> (i.e. Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory) consider observational and theoretical issues in stellar and extragalactic astrophsyics as well as a strong participation in instrumentation projects.</span>

LSW

Research topics at the Landessternwarte Heidelberg-Königstuhl (LSW) (i.e. Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory) consider observational and theoretical issues in stellar and extragalactic astrophsyics as well as a strong participation in instrumentation projects. [more]
The <strong>Max Planck Institute for Astronomy (MPIA)</strong> has for main research foci; of which one is the formation, evolution, and dynamical evolution of Galaxies, including observational cosmology, another the formation of stars and planets, a third on the evolution of exoplanets and their atmospheres, and the fourth one the development of state-of-the-art instrumentation techniques for large ground-based telescopes and  space missions.  MPIA has operated for many years the Calar Alto Observatory in south-east Spain.

MPIA

The Max Planck Institute for Astronomy (MPIA) has for main research foci; of which one is the formation, evolution, and dynamical evolution of Galaxies, including observational cosmology, another the formation of stars and planets, a third on the evolution of exoplanets and their atmospheres, and the fourth one the development of state-of-the-art instrumentation techniques for large ground-based telescopes and  space missions.  MPIA has operated for many years the Calar Alto Observatory in south-east Spain. [more]
The<span> </span><strong>Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics</strong><span> takes part in IMPRS-HD with several groups dealing with </span>astrophysics <span>and </span>particle astrophysics.

MPIK

The Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics takes part in IMPRS-HD with several groups dealing with astrophysics and particle astrophysics. [more]