GW190521
The most massive black hole ever detected with gravitational waves!
GW190814
The merger of a 23-solar-mass black-hole and an enigmatic lighter object
GW190412
The merger of two black holes with unequal masses
Virgo new spokesperson
Giovanni Losurdo is the new Spokesperson of the Virgo Collaboration
LIGO-Virgo O3 suspended
LIGO-Virgo O3 suspended The LIGO Scientific Collaboration and the Virgo Collaboration (the LVC) have agreed to suspend their third observation period, named O3, which has been running since the 1st of April, 2019. The suspension, which will be effective within one...
GW190425
the merger of a compact binary with total mass of about 3.4 Msun
O3 restarts
O3 will now run with no further interruptions until the 30th of April, 2020
Il ritmo dello spazio
October 12 – December 8, 2019
VIRGO, LIGO and KAGRA sign agreement to begin joint observation
which includes the joint observation of gravitational waves and the sharing of data over the coming years, while it also foresees the expansion of the collaboration through the welcoming of new partners in the future.
O3 – The story so far
Advanced Virgo and the two Advanced LIGO detectors: the most sensitive global gravitational-wave observatories to date.