Gravitational wave research leads to a new patent for space travel

[April Fools’ Day! this post was an April Fools’ Day joke, the warp drive remains science fiction for now, but gravitational wave science will continue to let us explore the universe through present and future detectors.] A new patent has emerged from research into...

Marie Anne Bizouard elected as spokesperson of Virgo: she will be the first woman in this role

Marie Anne Bizouard, a researcher at the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) in Nice, has been elected as the new spokesperson for the Virgo scientific collaboration, with effect on May 3rd. She is the first woman appointed in this role, since the...

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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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Berrie Giebels passed away at 52

Berrie Giebels passed away at 52

It is with great sadness that we learn of the death of former EGO Council president Berrie Giebels, who passed away earlier this week at the age of 52, after a year-long battle with cancer. From...

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