Monthly Archives: October 2017

LIGO and Virgo make first detection of gravitational waves produced by colliding neutron stars

Discovery marks first cosmic event observed in both gravitational waves and light. See http://www.virgo-gw.eu/#news and http://public.virgo-gw.eu/gw170817_en for more information. For the first time, scientists have directly detected gravitational waves — ripples in space and time — in addition to light from the spectacular collision of two neutron stars. This marks the first time that a […]

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CNRS FacebookLive @ EGO-Virgo

On Monday October 16 at 7 PM CET (Central European Time), the CNRS will broadcast live from the EGO & the Virgo Collaboration & the gravitational wave detector in Italy. From the control room, researchers will answer questions and showcase the instrument (english only). Direct link to the broadcast: https://www.facebook.com/CNRSNews/videos/524890921182641/   Last updated: Monday, October […]

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LIGO-Virgo scientists to discuss new developments in gravitational-wave astronomy

*** MEDIA ADVISORY *** Issued jointly by the LIGO Laboratory, LIGO Scientific Collaboration, National Science Foundation, and Virgo Collaboration Scientists representing LIGO, Virgo, and some 70 observatories will reveal new details and discoveries made in the ongoing search for gravitational waves. WHAT: Journalists are invited to join the National Science Foundation as it brings together […]

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EGO ospita EURid, il registro .eu e .ею, durante il workshop CodeWeek per il secondo anno consecutivo

European Gravitational Observatory (EGO) Via Amaldi – Santo Stefano a Macerata 56021 Cascina (PI), Italia   COMUNICATO STAMPA   EGO ospita EURid, il registro .eu e .ею, durante il workshop CodeWeek per il secondo anno consecutivo Con l’obiettivo di insegnare i concetti fondamentali di codificazione e programmazione ai giovani, EURid sta organizzando dei workshop in […]

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