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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.…
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Gravitational Waves meet Nuclear Astrophysics Conference (GravNu 2025), July 7-11, 2025, Fullerton
Gravitational Waves meet Nuclear Astrophysics Conference (GravNu 2025), July 7-11, 2025, Fullerton Our goal is to bring researchers from multiple fields together to understand how gravitational-wave astronomy will help us understand the dense matter equation of state and heavy-element nucleosynthesis in our universe. Workshop Website
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Dark Matter and Stars, July 14-16 2025, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Dark Matter and Stars, July 14-16 2025, Kingston, Ontario, Canada The International Conference „Dark Matter and Stars: Multi-Messenger Probes of Dark Matter and Modified Gravity“ aims to bring together scientists working across the different research fields of astrophysics, cosmology, and modified gravity. Conference Website
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Advancing gravitational wave predictions from cosmological first-order phase transitions, August 25–29 2025 at CERN
Advancing gravitational wave predictions from cosmological first-order phase transitions, August 25–29 2025 at CERN As the detection of a stochastic gravitational wave background from the early universe becomes increasingly promising, signals from hypothetical first-order phase transitions are attracting growing interest. Predicting these signals often requires the solution of plasma dynamics at macroscopic scales, which, in turn, depends on the phenomena that characterize the phase transition at microscopic scales. Therefore, various assumptions on distinctive scales and their separation are usually employed to enable concrete evaluations. Workshop Website
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Mathematical Methods for the General Relativistic Two-body Problem August 11-15 2025, Singapore
Mathematical Methods for the General Relativistic Two-body Problem August 11-15 2025, Singapore This week-long IMS workshop provides a chance for researchers from relevant communities to work together on solving the remaining challenges in the modelling and interpretation of gravitational waves from asymmetric binary systems. The workshop will be structured along three main themes: theory, computation, and science. Each theme will be addressed through a combination of invited talks and discussion sessions. Workshop Website
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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
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Nonlinear Black Hole Perturbation Theory: Merging Black Holes, Communities and Ideas, September 15-17 2025 at University of Nottingham
Nonlinear Black Hole Perturbation Theory: Merging Black Holes, Communities and Ideas, September 15-17 2025 at University of Nottingham Black hole perturbation theory has been a key driver of theoretical gravity research since the 1960s, illuminating aspects of quantum gravity, information theory, gravitational-wave science, and the fundamental nature of black holes. It has played a particularly important role in two areas: self-force theory, used to model asymmetric binaries such as extreme-mass-ratio inspirals; and ringdown studies of dynamical black holes, such as occurs after a black hole merger. Workshop Website
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1st UNDARK workshop: astrophysical searches of dark sectors with radiowave observations, September 29 – October 3 2025, La Laguna, Tenerife
1st UNDARK workshop: astrophysical searches of dark sectors with radiowave observations, September 29 – October 3 2025, La Laguna, Tenerife The 1st UNDARK workshop which will be held in Tenerife during the week Sept 29 – Oct 2rd 2025. This workshop will focus on astrophysical probes of fundamental questions related to the dark universe, with a specific emphasis on radio wave observations, as well as their possible connections with gravitational wave detection. The meeting is organized in the context of the UNDARK project and it aligns with the observational and instrumental expertise of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) in microwave astronomy. Workshop Website
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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
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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