News

Institute Colloquium

Leonard Schulz (TU Braunschweig) Space waste: Atmospheric reentries of spacecraft and their influence on Earth’s atmosphere

ESA selects Keystone satellite concept for the next phase

The Earth-Explorer concept is aimed at providing new insights into the atmosphere at altitudes between 50 and 250 kilometres.

EULIAA Lidar passes its toughest test yet on the Jungfraujoch

Transported by helicopter to 3,578 metres: a compact UV lidar developed as part of the European EULIAA project has passed its most demanding test to date on the Jungfraujoch. The first successful measurements were recorded just a few hours after installation.

New receiver site completes MAARSY-3D

Operations have begun at the new MAARSY3D receiver site near Brøstadbotn, Norway.

„Rostock's 11“ at IAP

Young scientists presented their research at the IAP during “Rostock’s 11” in the form of creative short talks to a panel of judges and the audience.

“Rostock’s 11” Science Communication Competition at the IAP

Ministerial Visit to ALOMAR and MAARSY

During their visit to Andøya Space, Ministers Dorothee Bär and Bettina Martin gained insight into our work in atmospheric research.

Milestone in atmospheric physics: Ground-based lidar detects lithium from space debris for the first time

Kühlungsborn, 26.02.2026 – Researchers of IAP successfully detect lithium from rocket re-entry at an altitude of around 100 kilometres for the first time. A milestone for atmospheric research.

Successful doctoral thesis provides new insights into the dynamics of the polar mesosphere

Kühlungsborn, 06.02.2026 – Our PhD student Jennifer Hartisch has successfully defended her doctoral thesis.

Dr. Astrid Maute takes over as head of the Satellite Data Analysis Working Group

Kühlungsborn, 01.10.2025 – Dr. Astrid Maute took over as head of the Satellite Data Analysis working group at the IAP on October 1, 2025. She earned her doctorate at the University of Stuttgart and then worked as a scientist at the High Altitude Observatory of the NCAR, at CIRES at the University of Colorado Boulder, and at the Space Weather Prediction Center/NOAA in Boulder (USA). Her areas of expertise include the coupling between the ionosphere and the atmosphere as well as the ionospheric dynamo, which she researches using satellite data and physical modeling.  We look forward to working with her!