For Virgo and the LVK network, these results prove that we are now mapping the complex evolution of the cosmos with more clarity than ever before.”
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“These are no longer just rare anomalies; they provide the statistical foundation we need to test Einstein’s General Relativity with unprecedented precision and to provide a new, independent measurement of how fast our Universe is expanding.
🔎“This wealth of data reveals a true kaleidoscope of cosmic collisions: from the heaviest binary black holes ever detected, like GW231123, to pairs spinning at nearly half the speed of light.” said Gianluca Gemme, researcher at the Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN) and Virgo spokesperson.
📢 The international network of gravitational wave detectors LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA (LVK) announces the publication of an updated catalogue of all gravitational events observed up to January 2024, called Gravitational-Wave Transient Catalogue-4.0 (GWTC-4).
Photo by Enrico Sacchetti
The meeting is reserved for members of the LIGO - Virgo - KAGRA Collaboration, but we will take you with us through our social media channels to give you a behind-the-scenes look at this unique moment. Keep following us 📹
And after long days of work, there will be plenty of opportunities for socialising, because a collaboration of thousands of scientists requires a lot of teamwork 💪
Over 400 scientists from around the world will meet at the Pala Todisco in San Giuliano Terme to discuss, meet and present the latest results of their research🤝
From March 9th to March 13th, Pisa will be home to the global gravitational waves community! EGO and Virgo will host the @ligo.org - Virgo - KAGRA Collaboration Meeting, the biannual meeting of the gravitational wave community, for the first time in Italy after more than a decade.
📷Image slide 1: Maggie Chiang for Simons Foundation; Image slide 2: Deborah Ferguson, Derek Davis, Rob Coyne (URI) / LIGO / MAYA Collaboration. Simulation performed with NSF's TACC Frontera supercomputer; Image slide 6: Aurore Simonnet (SSU/EdEon)/LVK/URI
🧐 How many theories can be verified with a single #GravitationalWave signal? At least three, if this signal is GW250114, observed by the @ligo.org - Virgo - KAGRA Collaboration in January 2025.
#10yearsofGravitationalWaves #GW10
📸 Images in the slides ©Carl Knox, OzGrav, Swinburne University of Technology
🍂 What if a black hole born from the merger of two black holes merged with another black hole? We may find out thanks to gravitational waves, such as those observed by the @ligo.org - Virgo - KAGRA Collaboration in autumn 2024. Let's learn about these signals!
The film retraces the highlights of gravitational wave research and opens a window onto the future of this field 🔭 In the coming months, it will be presented in other Italian planetariums 👀
The film was produced with the support of Sardegna Ricerche in collaboration with the Italian National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN), EGO and the Italian National Institute for Astropysics INAF, and created by VIS - Virtual Immersions in Science with the support of Telesardegna.
Yesterday at the Planetarium of Rome, on the tenth anniversary of the announcement of the discovery of gravitational waves, the film for planetariums "Einstein Telescope, listening to the universe beyond the stars" was screened for the first time.
Thanks also to the success of that scientific endeavour, Europe is now playing a leading role in shaping the future of gravitational wave science with the third-generation detector Einstein Telescope.
demonstrated how the alliance between France and Italy, with the construction of Virgo, played a decisive role in inaugurating a new way of studying the universe through the observation of gravitational waves.
Marco Pallavicini, member of the INFN Executive Board and President of the EGO Council, and Marica Branchesi and Matteo Barsuglia, members of the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA and Einstein Telescope collaborations
and hosted by the French Embassy in Italy.
Speeches by the Italian Minister for University and Research Anna Maria Bernini, the President of INFN Antonio Zoccoli, CNRS Deputy CEO for Science Alain Schuhl, EGO Director Massimo Carpinelli, Minister Counsellor of the French Embassy Cyril Blondel
Yesterday at Palazzo Farnese in Rome, we celebrated the tenth anniversary of the announcement of the discovery of gravitational waves with an event organised by
the Italian Ministry for University and Research, the Italian National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN), @cnrs.fr and EGO (more below)
Sources: SheFigures 2024 report; Progress towards Gender Equality in Research & Innovation – 2024 Review (Elsevier); Gender and sexual minorities in astronomy and planetary science face increased risks of harassment and assault (BAAS)
Thanks to Ines Andrade Rainho, PhD student at the Universitat de Valencia and Virgo Collaboration member, for the work on this infographic.
Today is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science ♀️ Change is possible and is already happening, but there is still a lot to do, here’s some data to help us understand!
Image slide 3: Raùl Rubio/Virgo Valencia Group/Virgo Collaboration
Image slide 6: Deborah Ferguson, Karan Jani, Deirdre Shoemaker, Pablo Laguna, Georgia Tech, Maya Collaboration
This campaign is created by @ego_virgo and the Italian National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN), graphic design by INFN
📸Images slides 1 and 2: N. Fischer, H. Pfeiffer, A. Buonanno (Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), Simulating eXtreme Spacetimes (SXS) Collaboration
Not all black holes observed in 10 years of #GravitationalWaves were predicted by theoretical models. This is the case for two signals observed by the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA Collaboration in 2019 and 2023. Let's find out more!
📸 Images slides 1,2,5: © N. Fischer, S. Ossokine, H. Pfeiffer, A. Buonanno (Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), Simulating eXtreme Spacetimes (SXS) Collaboration; Image slide 6: Alex Andrix
This campaign is created by @ego_virgo and the Italian National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN), graphic design by INFN
✨In 10 years of #GravitationalWaves, the LIGO, Virgo and KAGRA interferometers have observed some enigmatic, unexpected signals.
One of the most interesting of these was observed in August 2019 and involves a black hole and a mysterious object. Let's find out more!
