LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA detect most massive black hole merger to date

Gravitational waves from massive black holes challenge current astrophysical models The LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA (LVK) Collaboration has announced the detection of the merger of the most massive black holes ever observed with gravitational waves, using the US National Science...

Virgo awarded the prize of the Festa di Scienza e di Filosofia

Today in Foligno during the 14th edition of "Festa di Scienza e di Filosofia - Virtute e Canoscenza" the LIGO - Virgo - KAGRA Collaboration received an award in celebration of the tenth anniversary of the first gravitational wave detection. "The prize, instituted by...

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Winners of the Virgo Award 2024 announced

Winners of the Virgo Award 2024 announced

Young researchers Mattia Boldrini (researcher at the Roma section of the Italian National Institute for Nuclear Physics – INFN) and Enzo Tapia San Martín (researcher at the Dutch National Institute...

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AHEAD2020 Announcement of Opportunity Cycle 8

AHEAD2020 Announcement of Opportunity Cycle 8

 The AHEAD2020 (Integrated Activities for High Energy Astrophysics*) calls for transnational access proposals in the Computational Astrophysics domain The main objectives are: This TNA will provide...

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EGO joins EU project PICO

EGO joins EU project PICO

We are happy to announce that EGO is a partner of the newly launched European Project PICO  (PhysICs fOr all). The project aims to support all citizens to increase their awareness of fundamental,...

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1,000 visitors for EGO and Virgo Open Day!

1,000 visitors for EGO and Virgo Open Day!

All day last Friday, the European Gravitational Observatory (EGO) in Cascina welcomed almost 1,000 visitors for the research centre's first big Open Day since the pandemic started. Workshops, games,...

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