Events in 2023

Host: Stiftung Planetarium Berlin

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

Public talk

Date: Mar 22, 2023
Time: 08:00 PM - 09:30 PM (Local Time Germany)
Speaker: Benjamin Knispel
Location: Zeiss-Großplanetarium, Prenzlauer Allee 80, 10405 Berlin
Host: Stiftung Planetarium Berlin

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]

Public talk (in German) “Multimessenger-Astrophysik”

Public talk

Date: May 17, 2023
Time: 08:00 PM - 09:30 PM (Local Time Germany)
Speaker: Tim Dietrich
Location: Planetarium am Insulaner, Munsterdamm 90, 12169 Berlin
Room: Planetariumssaal
Host: Stiftung Planetarium Berlin

In our universe neutron stars continuously collide. These collisions create perfect conditions to study the properties of ultra-dense matter, to study the production of heavy elements, and to make an independent measurement of the expansion of our universe. To this end, in multimessenger astrophysics we analyze neutron star collisions and measurements of individual neutron stars to unravel cosmic mysteries. [more]