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First gravitational wave observatory in space. 3 satellites flying in triangle formation connected by 2.5 million km laser beams. An ESA mission with international participation including from NASA. Launch in the 2030s.
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Our next LIGO @egovirgo.bsky.social KAGRA webinar will introduce the analysis methods used for our #GWTC4 results (paper arxiv.org/abs/2508.18081)
19 February at 15:00 UTC, with the recording on YouTube after
Register for free wisconsin-edu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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19 February at 15:00 UTC, with the recording on YouTube after
Register for free wisconsin-edu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
🔭 ☄️ ⚛️ 🧪
February 18, 2026 at 10:40 AM
Our next LIGO @egovirgo.bsky.social KAGRA webinar will introduce the analysis methods used for our #GWTC4 results (paper arxiv.org/abs/2508.18081)
19 February at 15:00 UTC, with the recording on YouTube after
Register for free wisconsin-edu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
🔭 ☄️ ⚛️ 🧪
19 February at 15:00 UTC, with the recording on YouTube after
Register for free wisconsin-edu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
🔭 ☄️ ⚛️ 🧪
10 years ago, the two LISA Pathfinder test masses were successfully released into free-fall
The release was a very delicate operation, and the technology required a great deal of research and design, so everyone was anxious!
youtu.be/wUZ81wItsZI?...
#LPF10anniversary #LISAMission 🔭🛰️
The release was a very delicate operation, and the technology required a great deal of research and design, so everyone was anxious!
youtu.be/wUZ81wItsZI?...
#LPF10anniversary #LISAMission 🔭🛰️
The path to LISA: The core of LPF and LISA – free falling test masses
YouTube video by Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics
youtu.be
February 16, 2026 at 11:55 AM
10 years ago, the two LISA Pathfinder test masses were successfully released into free-fall
The release was a very delicate operation, and the technology required a great deal of research and design, so everyone was anxious!
youtu.be/wUZ81wItsZI?...
#LPF10anniversary #LISAMission 🔭🛰️
The release was a very delicate operation, and the technology required a great deal of research and design, so everyone was anxious!
youtu.be/wUZ81wItsZI?...
#LPF10anniversary #LISAMission 🔭🛰️
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Gravitational waves constantly cross our Solar System.
They travel in the fabric of spacetime, and, until recently, they did so undetected.
But advances in technology have made measurements possible on the ground and, with our upcoming LISA mission, from space too 👉 www.esa.int/Science_Expl... 🔭
They travel in the fabric of spacetime, and, until recently, they did so undetected.
But advances in technology have made measurements possible on the ground and, with our upcoming LISA mission, from space too 👉 www.esa.int/Science_Expl... 🔭
February 13, 2026 at 10:49 AM
Gravitational waves constantly cross our Solar System.
They travel in the fabric of spacetime, and, until recently, they did so undetected.
But advances in technology have made measurements possible on the ground and, with our upcoming LISA mission, from space too 👉 www.esa.int/Science_Expl... 🔭
They travel in the fabric of spacetime, and, until recently, they did so undetected.
But advances in technology have made measurements possible on the ground and, with our upcoming LISA mission, from space too 👉 www.esa.int/Science_Expl... 🔭
What an exciting day for #GravitationalWaves!
Congratulations on an amazing decade of discovery!
@ligo.org @egovirgo.bsky.social KAGRA
#GW10Years
Congratulations on an amazing decade of discovery!
@ligo.org @egovirgo.bsky.social KAGRA
#GW10Years
10 years ago today, our discovery paper was published in Physical Review Letters
doi.org/10.1103/Phys...
It has gone on to be highly cited. But it has also had an impact outside of academia—its @altmetric.com is in the top 1000
aps.altmetric.com/details/5333...
#GW10Years #OTD #OpenAccess 🔭⚛️🧪
doi.org/10.1103/Phys...
It has gone on to be highly cited. But it has also had an impact outside of academia—its @altmetric.com is in the top 1000
aps.altmetric.com/details/5333...
#GW10Years #OTD #OpenAccess 🔭⚛️🧪
February 12, 2026 at 10:40 AM
What an exciting day for #GravitationalWaves!
Congratulations on an amazing decade of discovery!
@ligo.org @egovirgo.bsky.social KAGRA
#GW10Years
Congratulations on an amazing decade of discovery!
@ligo.org @egovirgo.bsky.social KAGRA
#GW10Years
It has been a busy first decade for gravitational-wave astronomy
Here is to another decade of discoveries!
#GW10Years
Here is to another decade of discoveries!
#GW10Years
What has happened in the 10 years since #GW150914?
@space.com picks their top 10 discoveries. What are yours?
www.space.com/astronomy/li... by
@robleascijorno.bsky.social
#GW10Years 🔭 ⚛️ 🧪
@space.com picks their top 10 discoveries. What are yours?
www.space.com/astronomy/li... by
@robleascijorno.bsky.social
#GW10Years 🔭 ⚛️ 🧪
February 11, 2026 at 5:26 PM
It has been a busy first decade for gravitational-wave astronomy
Here is to another decade of discoveries!
#GW10Years
Here is to another decade of discoveries!
#GW10Years
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Seven women. Seven careers. Seven pieces of advice.
For #InternationalDayOfWomenAndGirlsInScience we’re celebrating the voices and wisdom of women shaping science and technology across Europe. #IDWGS #WomenInSTEM
www.youtube.com/shorts/BNk-b...
For #InternationalDayOfWomenAndGirlsInScience we’re celebrating the voices and wisdom of women shaping science and technology across Europe. #IDWGS #WomenInSTEM
www.youtube.com/shorts/BNk-b...
We asked 6 women in science the best advice they've received! 👏
YouTube video by European Space Agency, ESA
www.youtube.com
February 11, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Seven women. Seven careers. Seven pieces of advice.
For #InternationalDayOfWomenAndGirlsInScience we’re celebrating the voices and wisdom of women shaping science and technology across Europe. #IDWGS #WomenInSTEM
www.youtube.com/shorts/BNk-b...
For #InternationalDayOfWomenAndGirlsInScience we’re celebrating the voices and wisdom of women shaping science and technology across Europe. #IDWGS #WomenInSTEM
www.youtube.com/shorts/BNk-b...
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Happy #InternationalDayOfWomenAndGirlsInScience! We are happy to share this online symposium organised by LIGO-India highlighting contributions from female scientists to our field of gravitational-wave astronomy
indico.global/e/glorious-w...
🔭☄️👩💻
indico.global/e/glorious-w...
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February 11, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Happy #InternationalDayOfWomenAndGirlsInScience! We are happy to share this online symposium organised by LIGO-India highlighting contributions from female scientists to our field of gravitational-wave astronomy
indico.global/e/glorious-w...
🔭☄️👩💻
indico.global/e/glorious-w...
🔭☄️👩💻
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10 years ago today, we told the world
"We have detected gravitational waves. We did it!"
Relive the moment we shared our result with the world www.youtube.com/live/aEPIwEJ...
#GW10Years #OTD 🔭🧪⚛️ 🎂
"We have detected gravitational waves. We did it!"
Relive the moment we shared our result with the world www.youtube.com/live/aEPIwEJ...
#GW10Years #OTD 🔭🧪⚛️ 🎂
[LIVE] FIRST Gravitational Waves Detected | LIGO (Laser Interferometer Gravitational Observatory)
YouTube video by National Science Foundation News
www.youtube.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:43 AM
10 years ago today, we told the world
"We have detected gravitational waves. We did it!"
Relive the moment we shared our result with the world www.youtube.com/live/aEPIwEJ...
#GW10Years #OTD 🔭🧪⚛️ 🎂
"We have detected gravitational waves. We did it!"
Relive the moment we shared our result with the world www.youtube.com/live/aEPIwEJ...
#GW10Years #OTD 🔭🧪⚛️ 🎂
10 years ago we were all waiting to learn what @ligo.org and @egovirgo.bsky.social would announce!
#GW10Years
#GW10Years
Tomorrow marks the 10th anniversary of the announcement of our first detection!
Back in 2016, excitement was building with everyone getting into the spirit with #ChirpForLIGO (thank you @astrokatie.com!)
Reminisce with this supercut www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uzi...
#GW10Years ⚛️🧪🔭
Back in 2016, excitement was building with everyone getting into the spirit with #ChirpForLIGO (thank you @astrokatie.com!)
Reminisce with this supercut www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uzi...
#GW10Years ⚛️🧪🔭
Chirp for LIGO Supercut Trailer
YouTube video by Unruly Curiosity
www.youtube.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:07 PM
10 years ago we were all waiting to learn what @ligo.org and @egovirgo.bsky.social would announce!
#GW10Years
#GW10Years
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On my way to Boise to do some talks about LISA and gravitational waves. Did an interview this week with Idaho Matters on Idaho Public Radio about what we are going to talk about! Give it a listen! www.boisestatepublicradio.org/show/idaho-m...
A sun-sized space telescope could transform how we see the cosmos
A sun-sized space detector called LISA is set to catch ripples from colliding black holes, giving scientists a brand-new way to explore the universe.
www.boisestatepublicradio.org
February 5, 2026 at 3:22 AM
On my way to Boise to do some talks about LISA and gravitational waves. Did an interview this week with Idaho Matters on Idaho Public Radio about what we are going to talk about! Give it a listen! www.boisestatepublicradio.org/show/idaho-m...
If you are in Birmingham (UK) next week you might be interested in an evening of music & talks in celebration of 10 years of #GravitationalWave detection!
Find out more: thesoundofgravitationalwaves.my.canva.site
Tickets: www.tickettailor.com/events/gravi...
🗺️ Midlands Arts Centre
🗓️ 11th Feb 2026
Find out more: thesoundofgravitationalwaves.my.canva.site
Tickets: www.tickettailor.com/events/gravi...
🗺️ Midlands Arts Centre
🗓️ 11th Feb 2026
February 4, 2026 at 4:23 PM
If you are in Birmingham (UK) next week you might be interested in an evening of music & talks in celebration of 10 years of #GravitationalWave detection!
Find out more: thesoundofgravitationalwaves.my.canva.site
Tickets: www.tickettailor.com/events/gravi...
🗺️ Midlands Arts Centre
🗓️ 11th Feb 2026
Find out more: thesoundofgravitationalwaves.my.canva.site
Tickets: www.tickettailor.com/events/gravi...
🗺️ Midlands Arts Centre
🗓️ 11th Feb 2026
Engineers & scientists at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, completed tests this month on a second early version of a key element of the upcoming LISA mission.
Read all about it 👉 science.nasa.gov/missions/lis...
Multimedia 👉 svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14955
Read all about it 👉 science.nasa.gov/missions/lis...
Multimedia 👉 svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14955
NASA, Partners Advance LISA Prototype Hardware - NASA Science
Engineers and scientists at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, completed tests this month on a second early version of a key element
science.nasa.gov
January 28, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Engineers & scientists at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, completed tests this month on a second early version of a key element of the upcoming LISA mission.
Read all about it 👉 science.nasa.gov/missions/lis...
Multimedia 👉 svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14955
Read all about it 👉 science.nasa.gov/missions/lis...
Multimedia 👉 svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14955
#LISACommunityTalks
The #LISACommunity recently hosted a talk by Shawn Ray on a paper by Shawn Ray, Keefe Mitman, Emily McPike, Barry McKernan, K.E. Saavik Ford: "Spinning and Kicking New Remnants: Considering Surrogate Models for McFACTS Merger Dynamics", for which a paper will be coming soon!
The #LISACommunity recently hosted a talk by Shawn Ray on a paper by Shawn Ray, Keefe Mitman, Emily McPike, Barry McKernan, K.E. Saavik Ford: "Spinning and Kicking New Remnants: Considering Surrogate Models for McFACTS Merger Dynamics", for which a paper will be coming soon!
January 26, 2026 at 4:23 PM
#LISACommunityTalks
The #LISACommunity recently hosted a talk by Shawn Ray on a paper by Shawn Ray, Keefe Mitman, Emily McPike, Barry McKernan, K.E. Saavik Ford: "Spinning and Kicking New Remnants: Considering Surrogate Models for McFACTS Merger Dynamics", for which a paper will be coming soon!
The #LISACommunity recently hosted a talk by Shawn Ray on a paper by Shawn Ray, Keefe Mitman, Emily McPike, Barry McKernan, K.E. Saavik Ford: "Spinning and Kicking New Remnants: Considering Surrogate Models for McFACTS Merger Dynamics", for which a paper will be coming soon!
Neil Cornish is a Professor at Montana State University, working on Gravitational Wave Astronomy. He is one of the members of the LISA Science Team #HumansOfLST: "I am helping to design and build the Global Fit analysis to extract science from the LISA data."
#HumansOfLISA #HumansOfLST
#HumansOfLISA #HumansOfLST
January 20, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Neil Cornish is a Professor at Montana State University, working on Gravitational Wave Astronomy. He is one of the members of the LISA Science Team #HumansOfLST: "I am helping to design and build the Global Fit analysis to extract science from the LISA data."
#HumansOfLISA #HumansOfLST
#HumansOfLISA #HumansOfLST
#LISACommunityTalks
The #LISACommunity recently hosted a talk by Nathan Steinle on a paper by Anuraag Reddy, Nathan Steinle, Samar Safi-Harb, Jo-Anne Brown: "Multi-messenger window into galactic magnetic fields and black hole mergers with LISA", which can be found here 👉 arxiv.org/abs/2504.18986
The #LISACommunity recently hosted a talk by Nathan Steinle on a paper by Anuraag Reddy, Nathan Steinle, Samar Safi-Harb, Jo-Anne Brown: "Multi-messenger window into galactic magnetic fields and black hole mergers with LISA", which can be found here 👉 arxiv.org/abs/2504.18986
January 15, 2026 at 8:56 PM
#LISACommunityTalks
The #LISACommunity recently hosted a talk by Nathan Steinle on a paper by Anuraag Reddy, Nathan Steinle, Samar Safi-Harb, Jo-Anne Brown: "Multi-messenger window into galactic magnetic fields and black hole mergers with LISA", which can be found here 👉 arxiv.org/abs/2504.18986
The #LISACommunity recently hosted a talk by Nathan Steinle on a paper by Anuraag Reddy, Nathan Steinle, Samar Safi-Harb, Jo-Anne Brown: "Multi-messenger window into galactic magnetic fields and black hole mergers with LISA", which can be found here 👉 arxiv.org/abs/2504.18986
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Happy birthday to #GW250114 our loudest detection to date!
In this video, @drbecky.bsky.social explains how we used the signal to test one of Hawking's fundamental ideas about black holes
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fLO...
🧪⚛️🔭
In this video, @drbecky.bsky.social explains how we used the signal to test one of Hawking's fundamental ideas about black holes
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fLO...
🧪⚛️🔭
FINALLY: evidence for Hawking's AREA THEOREM of black holes
YouTube video by Dr. Becky
www.youtube.com
January 14, 2026 at 11:43 AM
Happy birthday to #GW250114 our loudest detection to date!
In this video, @drbecky.bsky.social explains how we used the signal to test one of Hawking's fundamental ideas about black holes
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fLO...
🧪⚛️🔭
In this video, @drbecky.bsky.social explains how we used the signal to test one of Hawking's fundamental ideas about black holes
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fLO...
🧪⚛️🔭
Today, 10 years ago, we had the first laser light on LPF! 💛🛰️
Laser interferometry was used on LPF to track the position of the test masses along the sensitive axis, and will be used on LISA too for the same purpose.
#LPF10anniversary #LISAMission
[Image credits: University of Glasgow]
Laser interferometry was used on LPF to track the position of the test masses along the sensitive axis, and will be used on LISA too for the same purpose.
#LPF10anniversary #LISAMission
[Image credits: University of Glasgow]
January 13, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Today, 10 years ago, we had the first laser light on LPF! 💛🛰️
Laser interferometry was used on LPF to track the position of the test masses along the sensitive axis, and will be used on LISA too for the same purpose.
#LPF10anniversary #LISAMission
[Image credits: University of Glasgow]
Laser interferometry was used on LPF to track the position of the test masses along the sensitive axis, and will be used on LISA too for the same purpose.
#LPF10anniversary #LISAMission
[Image credits: University of Glasgow]
#LISACommunityTalks
The #LISACommunity recently hosted a talk by Noah Pearson on a paper by Noah Pearson, Neil J. Cornish: "Handling Data Gaps for the Next Generation of Gravitational-Wave Observatories", which can be found here 👉 arxiv.org/abs/2509.05479
The #LISACommunity recently hosted a talk by Noah Pearson on a paper by Noah Pearson, Neil J. Cornish: "Handling Data Gaps for the Next Generation of Gravitational-Wave Observatories", which can be found here 👉 arxiv.org/abs/2509.05479
December 16, 2025 at 3:22 PM
#LISACommunityTalks
The #LISACommunity recently hosted a talk by Noah Pearson on a paper by Noah Pearson, Neil J. Cornish: "Handling Data Gaps for the Next Generation of Gravitational-Wave Observatories", which can be found here 👉 arxiv.org/abs/2509.05479
The #LISACommunity recently hosted a talk by Noah Pearson on a paper by Noah Pearson, Neil J. Cornish: "Handling Data Gaps for the Next Generation of Gravitational-Wave Observatories", which can be found here 👉 arxiv.org/abs/2509.05479
On this day, for #LPF10anniversary: following the successful separation from the launch vehicle, the mission operations team at ESOC undertook one of the most complex Launch and Early Operations Phases (LEOP) ever undertaken or an ESA mission.
Watch it here 📽️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=maKX...
Watch it here 📽️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=maKX...
LISA Pathfinder’s journey to L1
YouTube video by European Space Agency, ESA
www.youtube.com
December 12, 2025 at 3:50 PM
On this day, for #LPF10anniversary: following the successful separation from the launch vehicle, the mission operations team at ESOC undertook one of the most complex Launch and Early Operations Phases (LEOP) ever undertaken or an ESA mission.
Watch it here 📽️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=maKX...
Watch it here 📽️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=maKX...
Physicists, engineers and partners from academia, industry and the space agency gathered in Barcelona on Dec 3-4 to celebrate the success of LISA Pathfinder 🛰️
#LPF10anniversary #LISAMission
#LPF10anniversary #LISAMission
December 10, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Physicists, engineers and partners from academia, industry and the space agency gathered in Barcelona on Dec 3-4 to celebrate the success of LISA Pathfinder 🛰️
#LPF10anniversary #LISAMission
#LPF10anniversary #LISAMission
Joey Shapiro Key is an Associate Professor at the University of Washington Bothell and a proud member of the LISA Science Team.
#HumansOfLST
#HumansOfLST
December 9, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Joey Shapiro Key is an Associate Professor at the University of Washington Bothell and a proud member of the LISA Science Team.
#HumansOfLST
#HumansOfLST
Going operational! Members of the LISA Pathfinder shared their excitment and nerves for the mission launch! Check out the full story in #LIGOMagazine issue 8 (pdf, page 62): ligo.org/wp-content/u...
#LISAMission #LPF10anniversary
#LISAMission #LPF10anniversary
December 9, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Going operational! Members of the LISA Pathfinder shared their excitment and nerves for the mission launch! Check out the full story in #LIGOMagazine issue 8 (pdf, page 62): ligo.org/wp-content/u...
#LISAMission #LPF10anniversary
#LISAMission #LPF10anniversary
We had the privilege to interview Dr. César García Marirrodriga, ESA LPF Project Manager at the "From LISA Pathfinder to LISA: Celebrating 10 years of LPF launch" meeting in Barcelona, who shared with us his thoughts on #LPF10anniversary 🛰💛
#LISAMission
#LISAMission
December 8, 2025 at 1:55 PM
We had the privilege to interview Dr. César García Marirrodriga, ESA LPF Project Manager at the "From LISA Pathfinder to LISA: Celebrating 10 years of LPF launch" meeting in Barcelona, who shared with us his thoughts on #LPF10anniversary 🛰💛
#LISAMission
#LISAMission
A look back at LPF's launch story - Harry Ward shared the experience of watching lift-off in an article for #LIGOMagazine. Read all about it in issue 8 (pdf, page 66): ligo.org/wp-content/u...
#LISAMission #LPF10anniversary
#LISAMission #LPF10anniversary
December 5, 2025 at 3:55 PM
A look back at LPF's launch story - Harry Ward shared the experience of watching lift-off in an article for #LIGOMagazine. Read all about it in issue 8 (pdf, page 66): ligo.org/wp-content/u...
#LISAMission #LPF10anniversary
#LISAMission #LPF10anniversary