Einstein Telescope

🌍 #et_snapshot | A busy week for #EinsteinTelescope! 🇩🇪 Seismic monitoring in Lusatia 🇳🇱 New sensor prototype tested 🇮🇹/🇵🇱 ET at science–industry events 💫 15 ET-BGR meeting 🔜 Next: #BSBF2026 in Maastricht, 27–30 Oct! Read more: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... Follow us for updates! einsteintelescope.eu

At #AIS26 in Dublin, ET's Gianluca Inguglia highlighted AI's growing role in gravitational-wave science - from detecting unexpected signals to analysing future data. The ET Collaboration's new AI-for-ET division is helping prepare for this next era! Read more: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

🌍 The ground is never completely still - even when it seems quiet. But what does that mean for the Einstein Telescope? Meet Shi Yao, our #et_young researcher at TU Dresden, currently based at KIT! Shi models seismic waves and tiny gravity changes that can affect ET’s sensitivity. 🌌

The Geometry Comparison Report for the Einstein Telescope last Wednesday. 200+ experts from 20+ institutions contributed. It synthesises site-independent information on geometric configurations to support decision-making. #EinsteinTelescope Read more: einsteintelescope.eu/news/over-20...

📸 New #ET_snapshot: construction starts at ET-SUnLab in Sardinia, new site studies in the Euregio Meuse-Rhine, strong municipal support in Lusatia — plus a step towards the global IGWN. Full roundup on LinkedIn 👉 www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... #EinsteinTelescope #GravitationalWaves

How do you build 120 km of beam pipes for the Einstein Telescope and keep them exceptionally clean, stable and under ultra-high vacuum? A full-scale pilot sector at CERN is helping us find out. Discover the engineering behind ET’s vacuum system 👇 einsteintelescope.eu/news/buildin...

At the 2-3 Sept APPEC meeting in Geneva, participants fine-tuned the European Astroparticle Physics Strategy 2027-2036. In the draft document, the Einstein Telescope was named the next major flagship project for gravitational-wave astronomy. Final roadmap due end of 2026! #EinsteinTelescope

Since May 2025, a working group has been preparing a multifaceted framework for site decision for the Einstein Telescope. They are expected to deliver a report with advice in the autumn of 2026. 👉Read more: einsteintelescope.eu/news/prepari...

The first joint ET-LISA Synergy Project is bringing together 40+ scientists to build shared code for joint gravitational-wave analyses. Combining observations across different frequency bands will reveal more about the early Universe than either detector alone. 🔗https://lnkd.in/ds5puvMb

🔦 #ET_young Meet Romano Meijer, System Engineer at the Einstein Telescope Organisation Project Office at Nikhef. Romano helps bring together the many technologies behind ET into one coherent design. Off the clock? He's often under the stars, capturing galaxies like M101 with his own telescope. 🔭✨

July isn’t over yet, but it has already brought major developments for the Einstein Telescope across Europe - from strategic discussions and joint candidacy steps to new research infrastructure, public engagement and technology projects. Explore our latest #ET_snapshot: lnkd.in/ddZHNwHU

📸 #ET_Snapshot | June was busy across the Einstein Telescope community: updates from Italy, EMR and Lusatia; a record silicon mirror in Liège; ET exhibitions in Flanders; the ET fulldome film in Fukuoka; and new cross-border skills work through #NEXT3. More👇 shorturl.at/3Wgpx

The XVI ET Symposium has wrapped up in Aachen! Five days at RWTH Aachen University, 250 contributions, 500+ participants, lively discussions, posters, social activities, and a growing ET community. Thank you to everyone who joined us - on site and online. Next stop: Prague! @rwth.bsky.social

Tomorrow, we meet in Aachen. From 15 to 19 June, the international Einstein Telescope community gathers for the XVI ET Symposium, hosted by RWTH Aachen University. Follow us next week for highlights. #EinsteinTelescope #GravitationalWaves @rwth.bsky.social

News from the #GravitationalWaves world. The latest LIGO–Virgo–KAGRA catalog brings the total number of detected signals to 390. 3 highlights: record sky localization, the clearest signal yet, and new evidence for “second-generation” black holes. With ET, much more will come. Read: lnkd.in/dKuuQs4r

📸 #et_snapshot From Maastricht to Erice, the Meuse-Rhine Euroregion, Perugia and Lusatia, the Einstein Telescope community is moving forward through education, site studies, outreach and international collaboration. Read more: shorturl.at/bzUO2

ET-COMPASS 🧭, a new €1.5M EC-funded project, will launch in early 2027 to support the Einstein Telescope’s path to implementation by strengthening governance, costing, operations, membership growth and partnerships. Thanks to all partners! Read more: lnkd.in/gsUCWXN #HorizonEurope #ESFRI

The ET-PP Annual Meeting brought the Einstein Telescope community together in Barcelona on 5–7 May to review progress, align ongoing work and discuss the transition beyond ETPP. A lot is still ahead, but EU support, ESFRI’s strategic framework and European cooperation have built a strong foundation.

#ET_tech The Einstein Telescope is not only a future gravitational-wave observatory — it’s a huge tech challenge. At CERN, experts and industry met to discuss ET’s vacuum & cryogenic systems: 120 km of ultra-high-vacuum pipes and mirrors cooled to 10–20 K. More: shorturl.at/KAHV9

From Amsterdam to Rome, Maastricht and Turin, ET kept moving this week - across computing, site studies, industry and public engagement. Read the full #ET_Snapshot update: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

Work has begun on a site-independent report comparing Einstein Telescope geometries: a triangular design vs. a dual L-shaped design. The analysis covers five aspects: scientific added value, risk, costing, governance, and socio-economic impact. Read more: einsteintelescope.eu/news/towards...

#ET_snapshot Across Europe, Einstein Telescope is moving forward: policy meetings, site studies in Sardinia, new tech, AI for data analysis, and a photo exhibition linking science with local communities. Full info: shorturl.at/Tfk3w Photos: ET Italy, JPE, ET EMR

ETO and ESA have launched a collaboration on cost estimation for the Einstein Telescope, formalised in January 2026. A meeting at ESTEC on 24 March marked its strategic start. Read the interview: shorturl.at/rjnUo #EinsteinTelescope #ESA @technology.esa.int

Today, as Michele Punturo and Harald Lück complete their mandate as spokesperson team of the Einstein Telescope Collaboration, we thank them for their years of leadership, vision and dedication. einsteintelescope.eu/news/2730/

#ET_industry 📢 Save the date: 14–15 April 2026 at Nikhef Join the ET Industry Computing Workshop 2026 to explore how emerging computing technologies can support the scientific ambitions of ET. Registration deadline: 7 April 2026 More info: indico.cern.ch/event/160573...

The Einstein Telescope Collaboration has appointed Michele Maggiore as Spokesperson and Angélique Lartaux as Deputy Spokesperson. The Spokesperson is a key representative of the Collaboration and helps guide its scientific and strategic work. Full announcement: lnkd.in/d6q4e6B3

#ET_snapshot 🔭 This week: governance, site selection, innovation, outreach and communication all moved ET forward. Full post on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... EinsteinTelescope

Einstein Telescope keeps growing 🌍✨ ~1,800 people across 30+ countries (90+ RUs, 260+ institutes). Welcoming a new Czech team: FZU 🇨🇿 - bringing laser/optics + software know-how. Full story on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... Group photo by: DZA / Paul Glaser

Another busy week for #ET: Rome workshops on sustainability + early-career science, ET-SUnLab tender published, Einstein Academy students kick off, and ET-MEROPE works on correcting thermal beam distortions. Full roundup: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

Today, 11 February, #GW stands for two things: #GravitationalWaves 〰️ and #Girls&Women ❤️. We mark 10 years since the first GW detection announcement (11 Feb 2016) and the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Both began in 2015 (GW150914). ✨

📸#ET_snapshot | What’s been happening around the Einstein Telescope lately 👇 shorturl.at/1Ewzv 📌 More updates + opportunities: lnkd.in/dH3xYPkx

🌟 Why ET goes underground: to escape surface noise (incl. Newtonian noise) and detect incredibly faint #gravitationalwaves. New article: facility concept, safety, and what it’s like to work below ground. Read: lnkd.in/dwweVX29

Einstein Telescope infrastructure & safety depend strongly on the future site 🗺️🛡️. On 19–20 Jan 2026, ETO, candidate host consortia and CERN met to exchange key info 🤝, with additional experts joining online 💻 @cern.bsky.social

📢 16–17 Feb 2026 | Sapienza University of Rome Workshop: “Einstein Telescope Research Infrastructure: Challenges and Long-Term Sustainability” Who it’s for: researchers, tech & industry, LCA, smart energy & logistics, sustainable procurement, etc. 🗓️ Register by: 1 Feb 2026 ➡️ shorturl.at/y36hC

📸 #ET_Snapshot: Recent ET highlights - ERC “GLOW” to decode lensed GW wave-optics; AI “Deep Loop Shaping” to cut interferometer control noise; new planetarium film preview; students reimagine eco-integrated ET design. More: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

2026 is opening with many options for early-career researchers interested in Einstein Telescope science — from workshops and international schools to training resources you can access anytime.✨ 👉 Check ET page for more opportunities: shorturl.at/3wjE6 Photo: SIGRAV International School 2026

Happy Holidays! Best wishes from the Einstein Telescope community!

A check-in moment🤝: Einstein Telescope Organisation and CERN met to align on shared objectives for ET. From vacuum and materials to manufacturing, civil engineering and safety, CERN’s engineering expertise supports key ET activities — and opens the door to powerful synergies✨.

📢 Save the date: 21–22 Apr 2026 | CERN, Geneva — ET Vacuum & Cryogenic Industrial Workshop. Two days of technical exchange on UHV beam pipes, large components & ET-LF cryogenics. Companies welcome + flash talks. Register: indico.cern.ch/event/160448... #ET_tech

📸 #ET_Snapshot So much is happening across Europe around the Einstein Telescope right now — new milestones on site studies, deep-tech innovation, and political support are landing almost daily. Full roundup here 👉https://shorturl.at/jQSyr

#ET_young ✨ Meet Alexandre Lacroix, mechanical engineer at LAPP designing the 120 km ultra-high-vacuum beam tube for the Einstein Telescope. From CERN vacuum tech to spiral-reinforced tubes & rock climbing, he keeps ET both stable and adventurous! Read more: shorturl.at/8c2AZ

Autumn ET Collaboration workshops boosted ET tech: ET-LF TM Tower Integration (Isola d’Elba) refined the low-frequency test-mass tower, super-attenuator control, cryostat interface & baseline steps. MAD25 (Berlin) united GW, materials & industry to develop crystals for ultra-sensitive components.

🚀 GWECS Job Fair 2025! We’re collecting job offers for the upcoming online fair connecting early-career GW scientists with employers. Submit your openings: shorturl.at/4siMH More details soon! ET job opportunities: lnkd.in/d9S2-sRj

🌟 Wrapped up the ET Annual Meeting in Opatija! Four days of plenaries, sessions, collaboration, and community events come to an end. Thank you to everyone for your talks, posters, discussions, and ideas shaping the next steps of ET. ✨ Together we build the future of GW astronomy! #ET_meeting

The 4th Einstein Telescope Annual Meeting has started in Opatija, hosted by the University of Rijeka. Over the next four days, participants will discuss key aspects of the ET collaboration and design — shaping the future of #gravitationalwave research.

📸 ET Snapshot: Highlights from this week — progress in Sardinia’s feasibility assessment, the BeamPipes4ET project, the ET Roadshow launch in Flanders, and local engagement across the EMR region. Read more: url-shortener.me/92Z9 #EinsteinTelescope #Science #ResearchInfrastructure

Einstein’s theory passes another test — and black holes reveal new secrets. The latest LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA results uncover rare, fast-spinning mergers that may be second-generation black holes, born from earlier cosmic encounters. 💫 Image: Carl Knox, OzGrav #EinsteinTelescope #GravitationalWaves

🌍 Lusatia joins as the 3d candidate site for ET! After the June 2025 BGR meeting, Lusatia (Saxony, 🇩🇪) has officially become a candidate location — alongside Sardinia 🇮🇹 and the Euregio Meuse-Rhine 🇧🇪🇩🇪🇳🇱. Preparatory studies are underway, led by Christian Stegmann (DESY). shorturl.at/HwaRq

Meet Ulyana Dupletsa, postdoc at HEPHY in Vienna 🌍 She developed key tools for ET performance studies and now helps coordinate science case analyses. 💬 “It’s inspiring to be part of a community shaping the future of gravitational-wave astronomy.” #ET_young #ResearchInfrastructures #ET_women

🚀 Big weeks for the #EinsteinTelescope community: 🔹 Cosmic Explorer – ET Beamtube Workshop (LIGO Hanford, US) 🔹 #CoMET lab launch (Rovigo, IT) 🔹 Orosei workshop on Sos Enattos site 🔹 ET EMR work on sustainability Tech, collaboration & future-ready! ✨