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author Nissanke, Samaya
Sarin, Nikhil
Copperwheat, Chris
Antier, Sarah
Berge, David
Bosch, Pablo
Ghosh, Archisman
Groot, Paul
Hallinan, Gregg
Hinderer, Tanja
Hotokezaka, Kenta
Karydas, Theophanes
Kasliwal, Mansi
Kini, Yves
Kotak, Rubina
Kotera, Kumiko
Kowalski, Marek
Krauth, Luke
Krishna, Kruthi
Kupfer, Thomas
Lampropoulos, Paraskevas
Levan, Andrew
Liodis, Ioannis
Marcotulli, Lea
Mooley, Kunal
Piranomonte, Silvia
Rea, Nanda
Roth, Martin
Scaringi, Simone
Schulze, Steve
Suleiman, Lami
Tanvir, Nial
Zegarelli, Angela
Zhu, Sylvia J.
author_facet Nissanke, Samaya
Sarin, Nikhil
Copperwheat, Chris
Antier, Sarah
Berge, David
Bosch, Pablo
Ghosh, Archisman
Groot, Paul
Hallinan, Gregg
Hinderer, Tanja
Hotokezaka, Kenta
Karydas, Theophanes
Kasliwal, Mansi
Kini, Yves
Kotak, Rubina
Kotera, Kumiko
Kowalski, Marek
Krauth, Luke
Krishna, Kruthi
Kupfer, Thomas
Lampropoulos, Paraskevas
Levan, Andrew
Liodis, Ioannis
Marcotulli, Lea
Mooley, Kunal
Piranomonte, Silvia
Rea, Nanda
Roth, Martin
Scaringi, Simone
Schulze, Steve
Suleiman, Lami
Tanvir, Nial
Zegarelli, Angela
Zhu, Sylvia J.
contents Multi-messenger astronomy will be transformed in the 2040s by an unprecedented volume of detections from next-generation gravitational wave, high-energy, and ultra-high energy neutrino, cosmic ray, and time domain observatories. This white paper, prepared for the European Southern Observatory (ESO) Expanding Horizons call, outlines the key science questions enabled by this emerging multi-messenger ecosystem, ranging from nucleosynthesis and dense matter physics to cosmology, fundamental physics, and the growth of black holes across cosmic time. We demonstrate that fully exploiting these discoveries requires a step change in optical to near infrared spectroscopic capability, including low latency response, high throughput, and flexible time domain operations across both hemispheres. We argue that without a dedicated large-aperture time domain facility, the scientific return of multi-messenger astronomy in the 2040s will be considerably limited.
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spellingShingle Multi-messenger and time-domain astronomy in the 2040s
Nissanke, Samaya
Sarin, Nikhil
Copperwheat, Chris
Antier, Sarah
Berge, David
Bosch, Pablo
Ghosh, Archisman
Groot, Paul
Hallinan, Gregg
Hinderer, Tanja
Hotokezaka, Kenta
Karydas, Theophanes
Kasliwal, Mansi
Kini, Yves
Kotak, Rubina
Kotera, Kumiko
Kowalski, Marek
Krauth, Luke
Krishna, Kruthi
Kupfer, Thomas
Lampropoulos, Paraskevas
Levan, Andrew
Liodis, Ioannis
Marcotulli, Lea
Mooley, Kunal
Piranomonte, Silvia
Rea, Nanda
Roth, Martin
Scaringi, Simone
Schulze, Steve
Suleiman, Lami
Tanvir, Nial
Zegarelli, Angela
Zhu, Sylvia J.
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Multi-messenger astronomy will be transformed in the 2040s by an unprecedented volume of detections from next-generation gravitational wave, high-energy, and ultra-high energy neutrino, cosmic ray, and time domain observatories. This white paper, prepared for the European Southern Observatory (ESO) Expanding Horizons call, outlines the key science questions enabled by this emerging multi-messenger ecosystem, ranging from nucleosynthesis and dense matter physics to cosmology, fundamental physics, and the growth of black holes across cosmic time. We demonstrate that fully exploiting these discoveries requires a step change in optical to near infrared spectroscopic capability, including low latency response, high throughput, and flexible time domain operations across both hemispheres. We argue that without a dedicated large-aperture time domain facility, the scientific return of multi-messenger astronomy in the 2040s will be considerably limited.
title Multi-messenger and time-domain astronomy in the 2040s
topic Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.14546