Events in 2024

Gravitational waves have been providing unique insights into black holes and neutron stars since 2015. Researchers are working intensively on the planning and construction of new detectors – not only on Earth, but also in space. The LISA satellite mission, an initiative of the European Space Agency with contributions from NASA, will be launched in just over 10 years and will measure gravitational waves that cannot be detected from Earth. [more]

The LISA observatory will be the first gravitational-wave observatory in space. It will consist of three satellites that form a triangular detector with arms 2.5 million kilometres long, which follows the Earth as it orbits the Sun. The satellites will act as a giant interferometer to measure changes in the distance between the satellites caused by gravitational waves. [more]