Upcoming Events

Why is spacetime curved?

Public Event

Date: Apr 26, 2025
Time: 07:30 PM - 09:30 PM (Local Time Germany)
Speaker: Miriam Ebbing, Steff Hörmanseder, Ilona Klein, Luz Lea Richtmann
Location: RAMPE - Coworking für Musiker*innen, Gerhardtstraße 3, 30167 Hannover
Topic: Cultural cooperation

In a performative exhibition with elements from the fields of music, projection, installation, and experimental video art, the artists address some questions in physics. [more]

Potsdam Science Day (Potsdamer Tag der Wissenschaften) 2025

Public Event

Date: May 10, 2025
Time: 01:00 PM - 07:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
Location: Potsdam Science Park
Topic: Open day

The Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics participates in the Potsdam Science Day on 10 May 2025, 1pm - 7pm. Location: Potsdam Science Park [more]

Public talk (in German) “10 years of gravitational-wave astronomy: insights and mysteries after more than 300 observations”

Public talk

Date: May 22, 2025
Time: 06:30 PM - 07:30 PM (Local Time Germany)
Speaker: Frank Ohme
Location: hybrid, Physikzentrum Bad Honnef, Hauptstr. 5, 53604 Bad Honnef
Room: Großer Hörsaal
Host: Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft, Bad Honnefer Industriegespräche
Topic: Discussion and debate formats, lectures
Contact: hg.grothues@dlr.de

Since 14 September 2015, we have been exploring a previously unknown part of the universe with the help of vibrations of space-time: gravitational waves. [more]

30th anniversary of the institute

Anniversary

Date: Jun 3, 2025
Time: 09:30 AM - 08:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
Location: Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14467 Potsdam
Contact: oc.aeianniversary@aei.mpg.de

The Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute) was founded in 1995 by the Max Planck Society for the purpose of pursuing research into the fundamental laws of gravitation. We can look back on 30 successful years. We will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Institute on 3 June 2025 – together with current and former staff, scientists and friends. [more]