EGO and Virgo reorganize and create the VirgoLab

The European Gravitational Observatory (EGO), the institution that hosts the Virgo detector near Pisa (Italy), and the Virgo Collaboration have been undergoing a reorganization to tackle the new challenges of gravitational and multimessenger astronomy. As part of this...

LIGO, Virgo and KAGRA complete the richest observation run to date

Today the international LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA Collaboration announces the completion of the fourth observation campaign (called O4) of the international network of gravitational wave detectors. Launched in May 2023, the campaign ends today after a period of coordinated...

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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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ESCAPE partners recommit for Open Science

ESCAPE partners recommit for Open Science

During the “ESCAPE to the Future” conference that took place last week in Brussels many of Europe's biggest facilities in physics-related disciplines have signed a new Open Collaboration Agreement. ...

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