Heller, R.: Die weltraumgestützte Suche nach Exoplaneten mit Kepler und PLATO. Bundesweite WE-Heraeus-Lehrerfortbildung zur Astronomie, Heidelberg, Germany (2018)
Heller, R.: Detection of Extrasolar Moons in the Presence of Stellar Variability. PLATO ESP2018: Stellar variability and its effect on the characterisation of small planets., Marseille, France (2018)
Heller, R.: Formation of hot Jupiters through disk migration and evolving stellar tides. Astrophysikalisches Kolloquium, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Göttingen (2018)
Heller, R.: Deceleration of high-velocity interstellar photon sails at alpha Centauri. European Week of Astronomy and Space Science (EWASS), Liverpool (2018)
Heller, R.: Tidal heating in the early Earth-Moon system under a faint, young sun. General Meeting of the SPP 1833 “Building a Habitable Earth”, Göttingen (2018)
Heller, R.: Aufbruch zu den Sternen: Mit Breakthrough Starshot zu alpha Centauri und seinen Planeten. Öffentlicher Vortrag in der Reihe "Faszinierendes Weltall", Förderkreis Planetarium Göttingen e.V., Göttingen, Germany (2017)
Heller, R.; Winkler, M.: Extreme Viscoelastic Heating of Earth-like Planets in the Habitable Zones Around Low-Mass Stars. Annual Meeting of the Deutsche Astrobiologische Gesellschaft, Potsdam, Germany (2017)
Heller, R.: Die Suche nach Leben außerhalb der Erde. Public talk ("Astronomievortrag") at the Michael Adrian Observatory in Trebur, Trebur, Germany (2016)
Heller, R.: Extrasolar Planets, Astrobiology, and the PLATO Space Mission. Scientists in the Classroom, Nauset Regional High School in Cape Cod (MA), USA (2016)
Heller, R.; Barnes, R.: Benefits and Perils of Tidal Heating to Planetary Habitability. Annual Meeting of the German Astronomical Society, Splinter Session "Formation, Evolution and Astrobiology of Extrasolar Planets", Bochum, Germany (2016)
First Light! The spectro-polarimeter of the world's largest solar telescope in Hawaii looks at the Sun for the first time. The instrument was developed in Germany.
Dr. Theodosios Chatzistergos receives award by the European Space Weather and Space Climate Association for his research findings on the historical activity of the Sun.
The Zdenĕk Švetska Senior Prize of the Solar Physics Division of the European Physical Society (EPS) recognizes Solanki’s pioneering contributions to solar research.