News about GEO600 and gravitational waves

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Gridlike display of many spectrograms showing gravitational-wave signals.

Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics contribute to discoveries in the largest gravitational-wave catalog ever compiled. more

Artistic impression of a wide laser beam, reflected by a large glass mirror in the arm of a gravitational-wave detector. In the background are merging black holes in front of a starry sky and warped space-time.

Crucial contributions by AEI researchers: How “off-key” detector calibration can bias signal-based tests of Einstein’s general theory of relativity. more

Aerial picture of a landscape with many fields and an L-shaped structure. At its vertex are several buildings and a small parking lot. On top of the image is a red box with text in white letters reading “Visit GEO600, 11th Open Day, 4 July 2026, 12:00 to 16:00”

Visit the gravitational-wave detector near Sarstedt on 4 July 2026 more

Fields stretch to the horizon, with several buildings, two long tunnels at ground level, and a parking lot in the foreground, surrounded by green spaces.

More than three decades of cutting-edge research at the German-British detector have shaped the international field of gravitational-wave astronomy. more

Simulated gravitational wave events in a grid, colored in shades of blue and green, with logos at the bottom.

The latest catalog, GWTC-4, includes 128 new candidates from the fourth observing run, more than doubling the previous total. more

Three persons wearing blue cleanroom clothing and laser goggles stand behind a complicated experimental setup.

High-precision laser from Hannover is used in new test environment more

Abstract 3D visualization featuring colorful wave-like structures and a central gray sphere on a black backdrop.

An international team, with key contributions from AEI researchers, identified three gravitational-wave tones in GW250114 for the first time and conducted the most stringent tests of general relativity. more

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