-
Wind turbines, seismic noise and measuring gravitational waves: WINSENT Large-N Experiment
Wind turbines, seismic noise and measuring gravitational waves: WINSENT Large-N Experiment Understanding the influence of wind turbine induced seismic noise is a key question of the ET Site Characterization Board (SCB). A German-Dutch cooperation between KIT (lead), LMU Munich and KNMI installed a Large-N Seismic Array (560 Stations) to study the radiated seismic wavefield and seismic source properties of wind turbines. Read more
-
Exploratory borehole in Lusatia
29.04.2025 Exploratory borehole in Lusatia On 29 April, representatives from the federal and Saxon parliaments, relevant ministries, the region, and the scientific community visited the first exploratory borehole for the Einstein Telescope at the potential site in Lusatia. They were briefed on the current status, ongoing progress, and upcoming steps. Read more
-
Exploratory borehole in Lusatia
On 29 April, representatives from the federal and Saxon parliaments, relevant ministries, the region, and the scientific community visited the first exploratory borehole for the Einstein Telescope at the potential site in Lusatia. They were briefed on the current status, ongoing progress, and upcoming steps.The borehole, located in Hoske near Wittichenau, is being used to investigate the geological characteristics of the Lusatian granite and to assess the site’s suitability for the Einstein Telescope. It is planned to reach a depth of 300 metres and will be equipped with state-of-the-art sensors for long-term monitoring. Drilling has currently reached a depth of around 85 metres. The project is financed through federal funding.…
-
33rd Texas Symposium on Relativistic Astrophysics,December 8-12 2025 in Tempe
33rd Texas Symposium on Relativistic Astrophysics,December 8-12 2025 in Tempe The 33rd Texas Symposium on Relativistic Astrophysics will take place in the vibrant city of Tempe, AZ, from December 8 – 12, 2025. The event will be hosted at The Omni Hotel, very near Arizona State University, which offers state-of-the-art facilities to ensure a productive and enjoyable meeting. Symposium Website
-
Summer School on String Theory and Summer School on Gravitational Waves, July 31 – August 10, 2025
Summer School on String Theory and Summer School on Gravitational Waves, July 31 – August 10, 2025 On the theory and phenomenology tracks of PSI, we are organizing two schools in parallel—one on String Theory and the other on Gravitational Waves. School Website
-
First International Latin American Conference on Gravitational Waves: 10 years since first detection September 15–19 2025 at INPE Sao Paulo
First International Latin American Conference on Gravitational Waves: 10 years since first detection September 15–19 2025 at INPE Sao Paulo A decade ago, science witnessed an extraordinary milestone: the first direct detection of gravitational waves, predicted by Albert Einstein in his Theory of General Relativity in 1915. These ripples in spacetime, generated by extreme cosmic events such as black hole mergers, remained merely a theoretical prediction until September 14, 2015, when the LIGO (Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory) experiment captured this historic signal. Conference Website
-
The Science of ET – Blue book published
The Science of ET – Blue book published on arXiv, with large German contribution With the Blue Book, members of the ET Collaboration present a comprehensive discussion of ET´s science objectives, providing state-of-the-art predictions for the capabilities of ET in both geometries currently under consideration, a single site triangular configuration or two L-shaped detectors. Read more
-
The Science of ET – Blue book published on arXiv, with large German contribution
26.05.2025 With the Blue Book, members of the ET Collaboration present a comprehensive discussion of ET´s science objectives, providing state-of-the-art predictions for the capabilities of ET in both geometries currently under consideration, a single site triangular configuration or two L-shaped detectors. The Blue Book is a milestone paper of the ET Collaboration and a major deliverable of the European ET-PP project. Nearly 200 key contributors have worked on this comprehensive ~600-page study, the result of dedicated efforts by the ET Collaboration´s Observational Science Board, coordinated by Marica Branchesi, Archisman Gosh and Michele Maggiore. The authors discuss https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.12263
-
The German ET Community Meeting in Hamburg
31.01.2025 The German ET Community Meeting in Hamburg The Science City Hamburg Bahrenfeld hosted the German ET Community, with more than 150 in-person participants underwriting the strong enthusiasm of the German community to work towards the realisation of the Einstein Telescope and the maximisation of its science. Highlights of the meeting included the keynote talk by Samaya Nissanke about Multi-Messenger Astrophysics today and in the ET era and talks about the status of ET and the ET Project by Harald Lück and Andreas Freise – and the social dinner on the Cap San Diego museum ship, which allowed the hosting city to showcase their strong maritime tradition. Read more
-
The German ET Community Meeting in Hamburg
31.01.2025 The Science City Hamburg Bahrenfeld hosted the German ET Community, with more than 150 in-person participants underwriting the strong enthusiasm of the German community to work towards the realisation of the Einstein Telescope and the maximisation of its science. Highlights of the meeting included the keynote talk by Samaya Nissanke about Multi-Messenger Astrophysics today and in the ET era and talks about the status of ET and the ET Project by Harald Lück and Andreas Freise – and the social dinner on the Cap San Diego museum ship, which allowed the hosting city to showcase their strong maritime tradition. The German ET Community acknowledges the generous support by the…