Opportunity for Science - Opportunity for Lusatia
Until now, Germany has lacked a major national research centre for astrophysics comparable to other institutions such as the German Cancer Research Centre or the German Research Centre 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 Centre for Astrophysics (DZA) is a major research centre 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 centre 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.