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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

Potsdam Science Day 2026

Public Event

Date: May 9, 2026
Time: 12:00 PM - 06:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
Location: Universität Potsdam, Potsdam Science Park
Topic: Open day

The Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics is participating in Potsdam Science Day on 9 May 2026, from 12:00 to 18:00. [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]

Aerial picture of the L-shaped gravitational-wave detector between green and light-brown fields.

Open Day at GEO600

Open Day

Date: Jul 4, 2026
Time: 12:00 PM - 04:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
Speaker: several
Location: GEO600, Schäferberg, 31157 Ruthe
Host: Benjamin Knispel
Topic: Open day
Contact: benjamin.knispel@aei.mpg.de

On Saturday, 4 July 2026, the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute) and the Institute for Gravitational Physics at Leibniz Universität Hannover invite you for the eleventh time to visit the German-British gravitational-wave detector GEO600 near Sarstedt. [more]

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