Speaker: Benjamin Knispel

November der Wissenschaft 2016: „Einsteins Relativitätstheorie im Universum und im Alltag“

Series of talks
How does Einstein's theory determine influence in the universe and our lives? Time dilation, black holes and gravitational waves are consequences of Einstein's theory of relativity. Dr. Benjamin Knispel talks about where these and other relativistic effects occur in the universe, but also how they affect us in our daily lives. [more]

November der Wissenschaft 2016: „Reise ans Ende des Universums“

Series of talks
Visit star crests, supernova explosions, and massive galaxies. Travel with Benjamin Knispel from our earthly home into the depths of space. Passing by stellar crests, exploding suns, and supermassive black holes in galaxy centers, you will explore the universe and the current state of knowledge. [more]

Listen to the Universe

Visit of GEO600
Talk about gravitational-wave astronomy and visit of the GEO600 gravitational-wave detector GEO600 near Sarstedt (in German) on 22nd of June. This event is part of the Hörregion Hannover. [more]
Dr. Benjamin Knispel will give a public talk at the Mensa of the Christian-Gymnasium Hermannsburg. [more]
Dr. Benjamin Knispel will give a public talk in the Ratssaal of Rathaus Langenhagen on invitation of the Naturkundliche Vereinigung Langenhagen. [more]

Public talk (in German) “Bürgerwissenschaft auf der Suche nach Zombie-Sternen”

Public talk
Public talk (in German) about Einstein@Home and the project's searches for unknown neutron stars. [more]
Public talk about the current status of gravitational-wave astronomy [more]
Public talk about the current status of gravitational-wave astronomy as part of the federal “Max Planck Day”. [more]
More than 100 years ago Albert Einstein predicted the existence of gravitational waves - the sound of the universe. On September 14, 2015, they were detected for the first time and already in 2017 they were awarded the Nobel Prize. But what are gravitational waves and what does the universe tell us? [more]
Popular science lecture about the current status of gravitational-wave astronomy during the 19. Südthüringer Astronomischen Tag. [more]
Popular lecture about how merging black holes sound and what you can learn about them. [more]

Public talk (in German) “Einsteins Zeit”

Public talk
Einstein's theory of relativity has revolutionized our understanding of time and space and their relation to each other. What we know about spacetime, time travel and the like is summarized in this lecture. [more]
Popular science lecture about the Big Bang and cosmology. [more]
Fascination Astronomy Online offers half an hour of astronomy every Tuesday and Thursday at this place at 7 pm. [more]

Faszination Astronomie Online “Die spannendsten Gravitationswellen-Ereignisse”

Public talk
Faszination Astronomie Online bietet immer dienstags und donnerstags an dieser Stelle um 19 Uhr eine halbe Stunde Astronomie. [more]

Public talk (in German) “Gravitationswellen - wir hören das dunkle Universum”

Public talk
Talk by Benjamin Knispel on the current status and history of gravitational-wave astronomy. [more]

Gravitation and Physics in Advent: Die spannendsten Gravitationswellen-Ereignisse

Public talk
Live online talk (in German) about the gravitational waves event discovered to date. [more]
Faszination Astronomie Online offers a half hour of astronomy every Tuesday and Thursday at 7 pm. [more]

#knowember: “Die Zukunft der Gravitationswellenastronomie” (talk in German)

Public talk
Vortrag über die noch offenen Wünsche der Gravitationswellen-Astronom:innen [more]

Public talk (in German) “Sechs Jahre Astronomie mit Gravitationswellen”

Public talk
Public lecture on the current state of gravitational-wave and multimessenger astronomy. [more]

Gravitationswellenastronomie

Public talk
In the fall of 2015, a new age of astronomy began. Since then, mankind has been observing the universe in a completely new way. Gravitational waves let us, in a certain sense, hear the dark, invisible side of the universe. [more]
In September 2015, gravitational waves from the collision of two black holes were observed directly for the first time. Since then, almost 100 more similar merger signals have followed, and many more are expected in the coming years. But what other discoveries might gravitational-wave detectors make in the depths of the universe, and how does this new kind of astronomy differ from the past? This talk offers a glimpse into the near and distant future of gravitational wave astronomy. (The talk will be in German) [more]

Öffentlicher Vortrag „Sieben Jahre Astronomie mit Gravitationswellen“

Öffentlicher Vortrag
In the fall of 2015, a new age of astronomy began. Since then, humanity has been observing the universe in a completely new way. [more]

Public talk (in German) “Sieben Jahre Astronomie mit Gravitationswellen”

Public talk
In the fall of 2015, a new age of astronomy began. Since then, humanity has been observing the universe in a completely new way. [more]
On 14 September 2015, a new age of astronomy began. Since then, we have been observing the universe in a completely new way: with gravitational waves. [more]
On 14 September 2015, a new age of astronomy began. Since then, we have been observing the universe in a completely new way: with gravitational waves. [more]
The Hildesheimer Gesellschaft für Astronomie e. V. (HiGA) invites in the context of its series “Science - generally understandable” to a lecture about an area, which has immensely challenged the imagination of people in the past more than 100 years: Albert Einstein's theory of relativity and its importance in our everyday life as well as for the understanding of the universe. [more]
Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute) in Potsdam and Hannover study gravitational waves. The researchers also measure these extremely weak waves, simulate events, analyze data and develop measuring instruments. With the exhibit of the MPI for Gravitational Physics, you can explore gravitational waves yourself and eavesdrop on the cosmos. [more]
Albert Einstein's theory of relativity is one of the pillars of modern physics. Inititally developed from thought experiments, it is now supported by a large number of different experiments and observations. It is therefore one of the most stringently tested physical theories. We take a look at the foundations and observed predictions of this theory. [more]
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