Goodbye Andrzej Trautman
Goodbye Andrzej Trautman We are deeply saddened to hear about the passing of Andrzej Trautman, one of the pioneers of gravitational wave theory and a leading figure in mathematical relativity, who died on February 27, 2026 at the age of 93. In 1958, as a young...
Italy and France celebrate the era of gravitational waves at Palazzo Farnese in Rome
Italy and France celebrate the era of gravitational waves at Palazzo Farnese in Rome Ten years of Virgo science and the future prospects of a new way to explore the universe “Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole Merger”: this is the...
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...
EGO and Virgo reorganize and create the VirgoLab
EGO and Virgo reorganize and create the VirgoLab The European Gravitational Observatory (EGO), the institution that hosts the Virgo detector near Pisa (Italy), and the Virgo Collaboration have been undergoing a reorganization to tackle the new challenges of...
Strategic Program Officer
Strategic Program Officer
Deadline for application:
January 31st, 2026
LIGO, Virgo and KAGRA complete the richest observation run to date
LIGO, Virgo and KAGRA complete the richest observation run to date Today the international LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA Collaboration announces the completion of the fourth observation campaign (called O4) of the international network of gravitational wave detectors. Launched in...