Until now, Germany has lacked a major national research center for astrophysics comparable to other institutions such as the German Cancer Research Center or the German Research Center for Geosciences. The DZA wants to do justice to this position and conduct world-class astrophysics in Lusatia in the center of Europe.
The German Center for Astrophysics (DZA) is a major research center with international appeal that is currently in the build-up phase. The build-up phase began in April 2023 and is due to be completed in 2026. The DZA will then be able to operate independently and, as a center for astrophysics, digitalisation, and technology development perform cutting-edge research, and become a driver of innovation in Lusatia, helping the region in the border triangle of Germany, Poland, and the Czech Republic to make the transition following the lignite phase-out.
Tours through the rooms of the DZA, understanding the Big Bang, making things, learning - that's what characterised our Open Day. Around 1.000 interested visitors and DZA fans took a first look at the interim location at Postplatz 1.
Who are the people shaping the development of the German Center for Astrophysics? What makes them special, what characterises them? It's just a click away from getting to know them.
Prof. Dr. Harald Lesch, German astrophysicist and television presenter
»Research on black holes, red giants and white dwarfs is just as fascinating as dark energy and dark matter. A large-scale research center in Lusatia can make an excellent contribution to this.«
Prof. Dr. Christian Stegmann, Director of Astroparticle Physics, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY
»We create a place of absolute calm: the ‘seismic zero’«
