Virgo’s virtual tour returns with Pico New Horizons project

On Thursday 24 September, remote guided tours of Virgo will resume as part of the PICO New Horizons project, funded by the European Union. This initiative was previously carried out successfully as part of the earlier PICO (PhysICs fOr all) project, thanks to which as…

EGO and Virgo are taking part in the European Researchers Night with Bright Night and PICO

We’ll be announcing all the upcoming events shortly, but in the meantime: The European Gravitational Observatory (EGO) in Cascina, home to the Virgo interferometer, will take part on September 25th in the European Researchers’ Night, an initiative promoted by the…

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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…

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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,…

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