Public events

Public events

Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics are taking part in various online and in-person events for the interested public at the Potsdam and Hanover sites.

Upcoming public events

Public talk (in German): „Gravity – From falling apples to potatoes to the orchestra of the universe“

Public talk
  • Date: Nov 13, 2025
  • Time: 07:00 PM - 08:30 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Markus Otto
  • Location: VHS -Bildungszentrum im Eichenpark, Stadtparkallee 31, 30853 Langenhagen
  • Room: Raum 1
  • Host: Michael Smykalla, Naturkundliche Vereinigung Langenhagen (NVL)
  • Topic: Discussion and debate formats, lectures
A journey through the physics of gravity, from classical mechanics to Einstein’s theory of relativity, via the practical applications of gravity measurements. The number of participants is limited. Registration by 10 November 2025, at the latest, with Michael Smykalla, tel. 0511-7244260. [more]
Photo of the sun low on the horizon, distorted with a red (lower) and green (upper) fringe.

Public talk (in German) “Light and color in nature“

  • Date: Nov 14, 2025
  • Time: 07:00 PM - 08:30 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Benjamin Knispel
  • Location: AEI Hannover, Callinstr. 38, 30167 Hannover
  • Room: Raum 103/106
  • Host: Benjamin Knispel
  • Topic: Discussion and debate formats, lectures
  • Contact: benjamin.knispel@aei.mpg.de
Colorful spectacles in the sky – how they form and how to observe them. [more]
A black circle stands out against a brown-blue, nebulae-covered starry background, distorting the background. Inside the black circle are the words “That's no black hole.”

Public talk (in German) “That’s no black hole”

  • Date: Nov 17, 2025
  • Time: 07:00 PM - 08:30 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Julian Westerweck
  • Location: AEI Hannover, Callinstr. 38, 30167 Hannover
  • Room: Raum 103/106
  • Host: Benjamin Knispel
  • Topic: Discussion and debate formats, lectures
  • Contact: benjamin.knispel@aei.mpg.de
Research and fiction: Do black holes really exist? [more]
Against a starry background stand the Earth, a satellite (labeled “LISA Pathfinder”) and a laser triangle (labeled “LISA”).

Public talk (in German) “10 years after LISA Pathfinder: sensational results for the LISA mission”

  • Date: Nov 19, 2025
  • Time: 07:00 PM - 08:30 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Sarah Paczkowski, Lennart Wissel
  • Location: AEI Hannover, Callinstr. 38, 30167 Hannover
  • Room: Raum 103/106
  • Host: Benjamin Knispel
  • Topic: Discussion and debate formats, lectures
  • Contact: benjamin.knispel@aei.mpg.de
LISA Pathfinder paved the way for measuring gravitational waves in space. [more]
A laser triangle with three satellites, the solar system, and a distant galaxy stand against a wavy background.

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
  • Topic: Discussion and debate formats, lectures
  • Contact: benjamin.knispel@aei.mpg.de
LISA will observe gravitational waves in space with contributions from Hanover. [more]

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