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    Acceleration of the universe and the bizarre phenomena of dark energy

    ZARM cordially invites the general public to a lecture on the fascinating topic of cosmology. In his talk Prof. Jochen Lisk will explain current research efforts to resolve the baffling phenomena of dark energy and the acceleration of the universe...

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    First Bose-Einstein Condensate created in space

    With the successful launch of MAIUS 1 on Jan 23, 2017, from ESRANGE in northern Sweden, German scientists accomplished a pioneering mission in the field of fundamental physics. Two ZARM physicists were on site when the first BEC was...

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    Fourth Round for the German CanSat Competition

    For the fourth time German school students will get the chance to fly their own mini-satellites on a rocket.

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    Liquid hydrogen in free fall

    ZARM scientists perform experiments with cryogenic hydrogen at the Bremen Drop Tower. It is their aim to investigate the thermal influences of space environment on the behaviour of cryogenic propellants.

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    The Academic Senate (AS) Agrees on two new Master's Programs on Space

    On 16 November 2016 the AS agreeed to establish the new Master's programs „Space Sciences and Technologies“ and „Space Engineering“ which are scheduled to begin in the winter term 2017/2018.

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    Results of first large-scale fire in Space

    Update: ZARM scientists successfully took advantage of NASA's resupply mission to the ISS to ignite a large-scale fire inside an empty Cygnus spacecraft. The experiment aims at understanding the growth and spread of fire in microgravity which is...

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    CanSat: A full Space mission in a can

    For the 3rd time, the German CanSat competition is taking place in Bremen. On 28 September 2016, school students will have the chance to launch their self-built mini satellite with a rocket up to a height of one kilometer.

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    Summer school brings light into black holes

    The Research Training Group „Models of Gravity“ organises a summer school on relativistic accretion in September, 26-30, at ZARM. The main foci of the school are the analytical models, current state of observational data from accretion discs...

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    Fulbright Scholarship Holder Visits ZARM

    The Fulbright Programme supports the academic exchange between the USA and 155 other countries and is one of the most distinguished scholarships worldwide. Professor James C. Hermanson from the University of Washington will be visiting the ZARM...

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    School teams perform their own microgravity experiments

    On 6 June 2016, the DroPS project (Drop Tower Project for School Students) reached its final highlight. Three school teams conducted their own experiment in Europe's largest drop facility, the Drop Tower Bremen.

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