This week, the Einstein Telescope project will take center stage at three events in the provinces of Cagliari and Nuoro.
On Thursday, November 21, at 9:15 AM, the I.I.S. Einaudi in Senorbì (CA) will host a talk titled “Listening to the silence of the universe: Einstein Telescope and gravitational waves”. Researchers Matteo Tuveri (University of Cagliari) and Andrea Contu (INFN Cagliari) will explain how to “listen” to black holes through gravitational waves generated by extreme cosmic events. They will discuss about the future Einstein Telescope detector, which Sardinia is candidate to host in the Nuoro area, and the insights such an advanced observatory could provide about the universe by capturing these signals. The event is part of the Cagliari Festival Scienza program for the Sarcidano-Trexenta area.
On Friday, November 22, at 4:00 PM, during the SHARPER-European Researchers’ Night, in Nuoro (ExMe, Mameli square), a research group from INFN Cagliari will present the status of the Einstein Telescope project and the candidacy of the area around the Sos Enattos mining site as the location for the future gravitational wave interferometer.
Following, at 4:30 PM, Carlo Giunchi (INGV researcher) will present “FABER: an observatory in Sardinia to listen to planet Earth”. This ongoing project in the Sos Enattos former mining area aims to collect high-quality geophysical data in a unique environment for its silence and stability.
On the morning of Friday 22, the same researchers will hold meetings in some of the city’s schools.
Finally, on Saturday, November 23, at 5:00 PM, Matteo Serra, head of communications for ET Italy, will host a special guided tour to mark the conclusion of the exhibition “Einstein Telescope: listening to the universe”. Since July 26, the exhibition has enriched the halls of the San Michele Castle in Cagliari, showcasing the scientific challenges related to the future gravitational wave observatory and details about the Italian candidate site to host it.