Successful participation in the Long Night of Science in Rostock

Kühlungsborn, 20.05.2025 - On May 15, 2025, the Leibniz Institute of Atmospheric Physics took part in the Long Night of Science in Rostock. Under the title “Research at the edge of space”, we presented our work in the boundary region between the atmosphere and space - an altitude range of around 100 km that is of great importance for understanding climate-relevant processes and for space travel.

The information stand in the physics research building was well attended throughout. Numerous visitors came to learn about our measurement methods with lidars, radars, sounding rockets and satellites and asked many interested questions.

Dr. Staszak also gave a public lecture in Lecture Hall 3 of the Physics Department on the topic
“Insight into the Ignorosphere - Growing Challenges at the Boundary to Space”. The current state of knowledge on the little-understood interface between the atmosphere and space was highlighted and new challenges posed by the industrial use of near-Earth orbit were discussed.

We would like to thank all guests for their keen interest and are already looking forward to the next Long Night of Science.