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...

300 balloons to celebrate 10 years of gravitational wave detection

[ Edit: April Fools' Day! This post was an April Fool's joke, thank you for having fun with us 🥳 Although we didn't install 300 balloons on Virgo's arms this year we will indeed celebrate the 10th anniversary of the first detection of gravitational waves, with many...

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INFN announces the start of the ETIC project

INFN announces the start of the ETIC project

Yesterday, Monday December 19th, a meeting was held to kick off the activities of ETIC (Einstein Telescope Infrastructure Consortium), of which the INFN (Italian Institute for Nuclear Physics)is...

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Stavros Katsanevas passed away

Stavros Katsanevas passed away

  It is with deep sorrow and grief that we announce that EGO Director Stavros Katsanevas passed away yesterday evening. Our thoughts are with his wife and family, to whom we express our deepest...

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LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA update their plans for O4

LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA update their plans for O4

LIGO, Virgo, and KAGRA continue to work to prepare the detectors for the start of O4. Our ability to start O4 in March 2023 is currently under review. Unanticipated delays in some construction...

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