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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

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Lise Meitner Lecture 2026 “Gravitational wave astronomy – quo vadis?”

Public talk
  • Date: Mar 18, 2026
  • Time: 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Michèle Heurs
  • Leibniz Universität Hannover, Hannover, Germany — Deutsches Zentrum für Astrophysik (DZA), Görlitz, Germany — Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Zeuthen, Germany
  • Location: Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg Bismarckstraße 1, 91054 Erlangen
  • Room: Audimax
  • Host: Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft
  • Topic: Discussion and debate formats, lectures
Since the first direct detection of gravitational waves (GWs) in 2015, we have opened an entirely new observation window into the Universe (complementary to the electromagnetic spectrum, neutrinos, and cosmic rays), heralding the era of multi-messenger astronomy with GWs. A wealth of scientific insights has already been gained – but so much more is yet to be discovered! [more]
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Public talk (in German) “10 years of gravitational-wave astronomy”

Public talk
  • Date: May 18, 2026
  • Time: 07:30 PM - 09:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Location: Naturinformationszentrum im Wasserturm (Eichenpark), Stadtparkallee 39, 30853 Langenhagen
  • Room: Vortragsraum
  • Host: Naturkundliche Vereinigung Langenhagen und Volkshochschule Langenhagen
  • Topic: Discussion and debate formats, lectures
A little over ten years ago, in September 2015, a new era of astronomy began. Since then, we have been observing the universe in a whole new way: with gravitational waves. [more]

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