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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Winners of the Virgo Awards 2023 announced

Winners of the Virgo Awards 2023 announced

Young researchers Yuefan Guo (Maastricht University), Kamiel Janssens (University of Antwerp) and Alba Romero-Rodriguez (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) are the winners of the third edition of the Virgo...

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Virgo will join O4 early 2024

Virgo will join O4 early 2024

The Virgo Collaboration updated the scientific community last week on the progress of the Virgo detector commissioning, in view of joining the fourth observing run (O4) already undertaken by the two...

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20th anniversary of Virgo’s inauguration

20th anniversary of Virgo’s inauguration

On July 23rd 2003, exactly 20 years ago the Virgo detector was inaugurated. The official start of its scientific and technological mission was celebrated in an important ceremony, attended by...

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