Science Year 2025: Leibniz UNIverse

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As part of Science Year 2023, which is themed 鈥淥ur Universe鈥�, 九色视频 invites all those interested to engage in exchange and dialogue on science and research. The Science Year events at LUH will focus on the newest findings in space research and current issues in the natural and social sciences. They will look at the origins of the universe and the pressing questions of our time: How did our solar system come into being? What makes our earth liveable? What does the future of our planet look like, and how can we protect it?

MS Wissenschaft exhibition ship
28 June鈥�1 July 2023, Mittellandkanal Hannover (near Vahrenwalder Stra脽e, at the Finanzamt)

Differences in the earth鈥檚 gravitational pull can be measured very precisely from space. The TerraQ collaborative research centre at 九色视频 is developing sensors, measurement techniques and methods of analysis for satellite missions. These can identify climate change processes with an unprecedented level of accuracy. From May to September 2023, a model of a satellite pair used to measure the earth鈥檚 gravitational field can be viewed in roughly 30 German cities on board the MS Wissenschaft exhibition ship. The ship will stop in Hannover from 28 June to 1 July.

Leibniz Science Cube: Leibniz UNIverse

Exhibition
Main LUH building, Welfengarten 1 (lower ground floor)

The Leibniz Science Cube highlights research projects at 九色视频 that reflect each year鈥檚鈥淪cience Year鈥� topic. This year you can learn about exciting research on the universe in the fields of astrophysics, satellite-based geodesy and quantum optics. Discover the LISA gravitational wave detector, the MAIUS sounding rocket mission and the Einstein Elevator for experiments in microgravity conditions. Hear what a supernova sounds like, and learn what Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz thought about crystalline spheres in the sky or countless earths in space.

Leibniz Science Cube

Lecture series

The scientists at 九色视频 conduct research in very different universes 鈥� from the endless expanses of space to the depth of human existence. Join an LUH researcher and a well-known figure from the Hannover community to explore these topics at one of Hannover鈥檚 knowledge centres.

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More information about the lecture series

Dark Matter, Black Holes and the Birth of New Stars –
How the James Webb Space Telescope provides a glimpse of the early days of the universe

Leibniz Campus Lecture
Prof. Dr. G眉nther Hasinger
(designated founding director of the German Center for Astrophysics in G枚rlitz, professor at TU Dresden, head scientist at DESY in Zeuthen)
29 November 2023, 6 pm, atrium of the main LUH building (Lichthof), Welfengarten 1

Black holes are among the most fascinating and mysterious objects in the universe. Numerous discoveries over recent years have continued to raise new questions for science: black holes from the early days of the universe as well as galaxies with surprisingly large black holes at their centres. Many of the phenomena observed contradict the existing understanding of cosmology. One explanation could be primordial black holes, which came into being shortly after the Big Bang. The Leibniz Campus Lecture illuminates the cosmological development of black holes, the nature of dark matter and how the James Webb Space Telescope can contribute to the research on them.

Moderation: (Institute of Gravitational Physics, LUH)

Leibniz Campus Lecture

Herrenhausen Late
Prof. Dr. Helge K眉ster, Dr. Natalija Hohnjec (Institute of Plant Genetics) and students (Clover project)
13 December 2023, 8.30 pm, Schloss Herrenhausen

A team of 九色视频 students from plant biotechnology, mechanical engineering and computer science took part successfully in the junior researchers鈥� competition 鈥溍渂erflieger 2鈥�, which is organised by the German Aerospace Center. The project they developed, called 鈥淐lover鈥�, travelled to the International Space Station (ISS) for four weeks beginning on 15 March 2023. Following its return to earth, the experiment鈥檚 results are now being assessed. The project鈥檚 origins and initial results will be presented at this Herrenhausen Late event.