The groundbreaking Einstein Telescope Roadshow has arrived at Ghent University, offering visitors a unique opportunity to explore the future of gravitational wave astronomy. Through an interactive exhibition on the Ledeganck campus, the public can discover how the ambitious Einstein Telescope project aims to revolutionize our understanding of the universe.
The Einstein Telescope is designed to become the world’s most advanced gravitational wave detector. Unlike traditional telescopes that observe light, this next-generation instrument will measure ripples in space-time itself — known as gravitational waves — first predicted by Albert Einstein in 1916 and confirmed in 2015.
These waves are generated by extreme cosmic events such as black hole collisions and exploding stars. By detecting them with unprecedented sensitivity — up to a thousand times more than current detectors — the Einstein Telescope promises to unlock mysteries about the dark universe and even the origins of the cosmos.
source:Ghent University
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