Einstein Telescope

The Einstein Telescope is an underground observatory through which a Belgian-Dutch-German alliance aims to detect gravitational waves and explore deeper into space than ever before — all the way back to the Big Bang.

The observatory is unique and is often compared to CERN in Geneva, known for housing the world’s largest particle accelerator.

The telescope will be located about 200 to 300 meters underground. It will consist of a triangular network of tunnels, each 10 kilometers long, where laser beams will be sent back and forth to measure gravitational waves. According to scientists, the ground in the border region between the Dutch province of South Limburg, the Flemish Voeren region, and the Walloon province of Liège is ideally suited for this purpose.

By 2026, we will know whether one of Europe’s most ambitious scientific projects will be established at the tri-border area, and therefore also in Limburg.