press releases
Liquid hydrogen in free fall
2016/12/05
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. more
The Academic Senate (AS) Agrees on two new Master's Programs on Space Studies
2016/11/17
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.more
Results of first large-scale fire in Space
2016/10/11
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...more
Summer school brings light into black holes
2016/09/22
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...more
CanSat: A full Space mission in a can
2016/09/22
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.more
Fulbright Scholarship Holder Visits ZARM
2016/09/13
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...more
School teams perform their own microgravity experiments
2016/06/08
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.more
School teams develop their own drop tower experiments
2016/05/31
Three school teams are getting prepared for the final highlight of the DroPS project (Drop Tower Project for School Students): On 6 June 2016 they will have the chance to test their own experiments in Europe's largest drop...more
Cooperation project of the University of Hannover, PTB and ZARM receives 10 million EUROS funding
2016/05/31
The German Research Foundation approves funding of a new special research field on the development of quantum sensors to be initiated on July 1st, 2016.more
A full success for the University of Bremen
2016/05/24
The German Research Foundation (DFG) approves all proposals of the University of Bremen for research training groups, among them "Models of Gravity" headed by ZARM at the University of Bremen and the University of Oldenburg.more
Drop Tower Project for School Students (DroPS)
2016/05/12
DLR and ZARM offer students the chance to create their own experiments to be carried out in the Drop Tower Bremen. On May 19, 2016, these set-ups will be tested in a 10-meter fall in the "Space Tower" of the DLR_School_Lab.more
First signals received from MICROSCOPE
2016/05/04
On May 2, 2016, the MICROSCOPE project reached a major milestone when the experiment was activated and started transmitting the first data.more
Award for Young Scientists
2016/04/28
On Friday, 29 April 2016, the outstanding scientific work of four young scientists will be awarded by the non-profit association "Friends of ZARM".more
Putting Einstein to the test
2016/04/26
On 25 April 2016 at 23:02 hrs the Soyuz STA rocket launched successfully from Kuorou. Onboard is the MICROSCOPE satellite that might proof Einstein's theory of general relativity wrong.more
Successful launch of ZEpHyR
2016/04/16
On 16 April 2016 at 11.57 a.m. the ZEpHyR rocket was successfully launched in spite of heavy snowfall. more
ZARM students will fly green rocket
2016/03/21
Read here about the suspenseful week the ZARM team spent at the rocket launching site Esrange in Kiruna, Swedenmore
Students from Bremen conduct rocket experiment on fire safety in space
2016/03/18
In the early morning of 18 march 2016, the successuful launch of REXUS 19 took place. Along with three other student experiments, the sounding rocket carried the scientific payload of the UB-Fire team from the University of...more
Marc Avila becomes new head of ZARM
2016/03/01
As of 1st of March 2016, Marc Avila holds the Chair in Fluid Mechanics of the University of Bremen and takes over the position of Executive Director of the ZARM. more
ZARM scientists excited about detection of gravitational waves
2016/02/16
First direct detection of gravitational waves will have a huge impact on astronomy, astrophysics, and cosmology also for the gravitational-physics research group at ZARM.more
Mayor Carsten Sieling visits the Bremen Drop Tower
2016/02/04
In order to get to know the scientific institutes of the University of Bremen, the Bremen mayor visited ZARM today and met not only ZARM representatives, but also a students team working on their own microgravity experiment.more
School teams can apply for mini-satellite competition
2016/01/18
The 3rd German CanSat competition is now open. The project offers pupils form German schools the opportunity to participate in a mini space mission. Teams can submit their proposal for a small satellite (in the size of soft drink...more
Fire on the space station
2015/12/02
Students from the University of Bremen test the fire scenario in a rocket experiment. The assembly of the scientific payload and the final acceptance reviews will take place at ZARM during the integration week of the REXUS/BEXUS...more
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