Public talk (in German) “LISA – Giant space observatory”

  • Date: Nov 21, 2025
  • Time: 07:00 PM - 08:30 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Gudrun Wanner
  • Location: AEI Hannover, Callinstr. 38, 30167 Hannover
  • Room: Raum 103/106
  • Host: Benjamin Knispel
  • Contact: benjamin.knispel@aei.mpg.de
  • Topic: Discussion and debate formats, lectures
A laser triangle with three satellites, the solar system, and a distant galaxy stand against a wavy background.
Illustration of LISA against a backdrop of gravitational waves coming from a distant galaxy. (Image: University of Florida / Simon Barke (CC BY 4.0))
LISA will observe gravitational waves in space with contributions from Hanover.
The Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) will be the largest observatory ever built by humankind. Spanning over 2.5 million kilometers, this triangle of laser light formed by satellites launched in the mid-2030s will revolutionize our view of the Universe. This talk explains how LISA works, how it differs from detectors on Earth, and which cosmic objects and processes LISA will observe.
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