Listening to the Cosmos: A Behind-the-Scenes Journey into Gravitational-Wave Astronomy and Earth Observation

9.00-11.30

How can we detect black hole collisions billions of light-years away? How do we observe melting ice caps and dropping groundwater levels from space? Join us for an excursion to the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute) to find out. Cutting-edge research at this institute is shaping the future of gravitational-wave astronomy and space-based Earth observation.

Meet Prof. Guido Müller, one of the institute’s directors and a leading researcher in the LISA mission. LISA is an ESA-led mission that will be the first gravitational-wave observatory in space. It will gather entirely new information about the dark, invisible Universe. Learn how GRACE Follow-On and future satellite geodesy missions use LISA-based laser technology to track climate change by measuring Earth’s shifting mass.

This visit offers a rare opportunity to tour the labs where this technology is developed and tested and to engage with the scientists behind these missions. Whether you’re fascinated by cosmic mysteries or covering the urgent challenges our planet is facing, this excursion will provide new insights.“

Guides:
Prof. Guido Müller (Director of Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics / Albert Einstein Institute)