Director of the European Gravitational Observatory (EGO)
Deadline for application:
31st March 2026, 12.00 p.m. CET
Einstein is still right, relativity passes the gravitational wave test (for now)
Einstein is still right, relativity passes the gravitational wave test (for now) The LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA Collaboration published a new, more accurate, test of Einstein’s theory of general relativity using their clearest gravitational wave signal yet: GW250114. In all...
Goodbye Antonella
Goodbye Antonella EGO and the entire Virgo Collaboration mourn the loss of Antonella Bozzi, a key figure for Virgo since its construction. She joined EGO in 2001 and, since 2009, had been head of the IT Department, which manages the computing, storage and network...
Strategic Program Officer
Strategic Program Officer
Deadline for application:
January 31st, 2026
The craziest of endeavors, Virgo from the 80s to today
The craziest of endeavors, Virgo from the 80s to today EGO and Virgo open their doors to the public to celebrate together the 10th anniversary of the discovery of gravitational waves! On Tuesday, November 4 at 4:30 PM, join us at the EGO Auditorium for a special event...
LIGO, Virgo and KAGRA observed “second generation” black holes for the first time
LIGO, Virgo and KAGRA observed “second generation” black holes for the first time A pair of very special black hole mergers, detected just one month apart in late 2024, is improving how scientists understand the nature and evolution of the most violent deep-space...
Ten years after the discovery, gravitational waves verify Stephen Hawking’s Black Hole Area Theorem
Ten years after the discovery, gravitational waves verify Stephen Hawking’s Black Hole Area Theorem LIGO, Virgo and KAGRA celebrate the anniversary of the first gravitational waves detection and announce verification of Stephen Hawking’s Black Hole Area...
Goodbye Rai Weiss
Goodbye Rai Weiss We are deeply saddened to hear about the passing of Rainer Weiss, one of the fathers of gravitational wave research, founder of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) and Nobel Prize laureate in physics for the detection of...