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Home LSC internal Español site Magyar/Hungarian site LIGO Lab Community/environment Join -- News Detections Our science explained Multimedia Educational resources For researchers About the LSC LIGO Lab Observing Plans -- -- news & press releases Feb 02, 2021 LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA webinar to discuss new results on the gravitational-wave background Feb 01, 2021 New Upper Limits on the Gravitational-Wave Background Jan 25, 2021 LIGO and Virgo to Receive IEEE Milestone Plaques Dec 25, 2020 New constraints on continuous gravitational waves from neutron stars Nov 17, 2020 LIGO/Virgo Webinar to discuss tests of general relativity using the second LIGO-Virgo Gravitational-Wave Transient Catalog Nov 10, 2020 LIGO/Virgo Webinar to discuss population properties of compact objects from second LIGO-Virgo Gravitational-Wave Transient Catalog Nov 3, 2020 2020 Prime Minister’s Prize for Science awarded to Gravitational-Wave Scientists Nov 2, 2020 LIGO/Virgo Webinar on the latest results from the first-half of the third observing run Oct 28, 2020 LIGO and Virgo announce new detections in updated gravitational-wave catalog Oct 23, 2020 LIGO Hanford Breaks Ground for New Exploration Center Sep 15, 2020 Read the September 2020 Issue of LIGO Magazine Sep 2, 2020 Press release: A “bang” in LIGO and Virgo detectors signals most massive gravitational-wave source yet Sep 1, 2020 Webinar on latest results from the LIGO-Virgo-Kagra Collaboration Aug 12, 2020 LIGO detectors receive a glowing end-of-run review Jul 29, 2020 Best constraints yet on the size of "mountains" on millisecond pulsars Jun 23, 2020 Press release: LIGO-Virgo finds mystery object in the 'mass gap' Jun 21, 2020 Webinar on latest results from the LIGO-Virgo-Kagra Collaboration Apr 20, 2020 LIGO-Virgo Detect the Merger of Two Black Holes with Unequal Masses Mar 26, 2020 Third Observing Run is suspended one month early due to COVID-19 pandemic Mar 17, 2020 Read the March 2020 Issue of LIGO Magazine Jan 6, 2020 Press release: LIGO-Virgo Network Catches Another Neutron Star Collision Nov 5, 2019 LIGO's Third Observing Run Resumes Oct 4, 2019 KAGRA to Join LIGO and Virgo in Hunt for Gravitational Waves Oct 3, 2019 LIGO's Commissioning Break Commences Sep 4, 2019 Read the September 2019 Issue of LIGO Magazine Aug 12, 2019 LIGO's Third Observing Run Started with a Bang! May 2, 2019 Press release: LIGO and Virgo Detect Neutron Star Smash-Ups Press Release ] -- Mar 31, 2019 LSC Elects Patrick Brady as New Spokesperson Mar 26, 2019 Press release: LIGO and Virgo Resume Search for Ripples in Space and Time Press Release ] -- Mar 20, 2019 Read the March 2019 Issue of LIGO Magazine Feb 27, 2019 O2 data set now available Feb 15, 2019 LIGO Receives New Funding to Upgrade Detectors Dec 3, 2018 Press release: LIGO and Virgo release catalog of gravitational-wave events from first and second observing runs Press Release ] -- Nov 21, 2018 Winners of 2018 Excellence in Detector Characterization and Calibration Award Are Announced Nov 1, 2018 LIGO and Virgo Collaborations Working to Make Data and Analysis Techniques Available to All Oct 18, 2018 LIGO Scientists Awarded New Horizons in Physics Prize Oct 16, 2018 "Ripples of Gravity, Flashes of Light" One Year On Oct 3, 2018 LIGO Lab Announces Award for Excellence in Detector Characterization and Calibration Jul 12, 2018 LSC Congratulates our IceCube colleagues on multi-messenger breakthrough Apr 24, 2018 Update on the start of LIGO's 3rd observing run Mar 21, 2018 Read the March 2018 Issue of LIGO Magazine Nov 15, 2017 LIGO and Virgo announce black hole merger detected in June 2017 Oct 16, 2017 Press release: LIGO and Virgo make first detection of gravitational waves produced by colliding neutron stars Press Release ] -- Oct 11, 2017 Media Release: Scientists to discuss new developments in gravitational-wave astronomy Oct 3, 2017 The LSC congratulates Rainer Weiss, Barry Barish, and Kip Thorne on winning the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics Sep 27, 2017 Press release: LIGO and Virgo make the first joint detection of merging black holes Press Release ] -- Aug 30, 2017 Read the August 2017 Issue of LIGO Magazine Aug 25, 2017 A very exciting LIGO-Virgo Observing run is drawing to a close August 25 Aug 1, 2017 Upgraded Virgo joins LIGO during the 2nd observing run Jul 20, 2017 LIGO and Virgo Collaborations preparing a brief guide to LIGO detector noise and extraction of gravitational-wave signals Jul 7, 2017 July 2017 update on LIGO's second observing run Jun 16, 2017 First triple lock of LIGO and Virgo interferometers Jun 1, 2017 Press release: LIGO detects third confirmed binary black hole merger Press Release ] -- Mar 29, 2017 LSC elects David Shoemaker as new spokesperson Mar 15, 2017 Read the March 2017 Issue of LIGO Magazine Mar 9, 2017 LSC mourns the passing of LIGO co-founder Ronald Drever Feb 3, 2017 Science Summary: Searching for continuous gravitational waves from pulsars Jan 27, 2017 LIGO Leadership recognized by National Academy of Sciences and American Astronomical Society prizes; LIGO Team recognized by Royal Astronomical Society Jan 26, 2016 LIGO Detection documentary film to premiere on New Scientist on February 7 Dec 13, 2016 Listening for the background of gravitational waves with Advanced LIGO Dec 3, 2016 LIGO to be honored at Special Breakthrough Prize Ceremony on December 4th; watch LIVE Nov 30, 2016 LIGO Resumes Search for Gravitational Waves Nov 29, 2016 What's behind the mysterious gamma-ray bursts? LIGO's search for clues to their origins Oct 12, 2016 Gravity Spy Is Launched Sep 14, 2016 LIGO Celebrates First Anniversary of Gravitational Wave Detection Sep 7, 2016 Advanced LIGO Engineering Team Wins OSA's 2016 Paul F. Forman Team Engineering Excellence Award Sep 6, 2016 LSC Congratulates the LISA Pathfinder Team on the Satellite Mission Success Jun 21, 2016 Searching for Gravitational Wave Bursts in Coincidence with Short Duration Radio Bursts Jun 15, 2016 Press release: LIGO announces 2nd confirmed detection of gravitational waves Press Release ] -- Jun 2, 2016 LIGO founders win The 2016 Kavli Prize in Astrophysics May 31, 2016 LIGO founders receive The Shaw Prize in Astronomy May 16, 2016 LSC Statement on Appropriate Content for Scientific Presentations May 4, 2016 LIGO members awarded The 2016 Gruber Prize in Cosmology May 2, 2016 LIGO members awarded Special Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics Apr 20, 2016 The sensitivity of the Advanced LIGO detectors at the beginning of gravitational wave astronomy Mar 31, 2016 NSF signs a LIGO-India MoU Feb 24, 2016 LIGO members testify on the discovery at US Congress Feb 17, 2016 LIGO-India approved Feb 12, 2016 White House Congratulates the LIGO Team Feb 11, 2016 Press release: LIGO announces the detection of gravitational waves Press Release ] -- See news archive for older news Feb 8, 2016 Media Advisory: Scientists to provide update on the search for gravitational waves Jan 16, 2016 LSC Statement on Harassment Jan 12, 2016 First Observing Run (O1) ends Dec 23, 2015 Planning for a bright tomorrow: prospects for gravitational-wave astronomy with Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo Nov 24, 2015 Stuck in the middle: an all-sky search for gravitational waves of intermediate duration Nov 20, 2015 "Gravitational waves" hangout -- how and why we try to detect gravitational waves Oct 14, 2015 First search for low frequency continuous gravitational waves emitted by unseen neutron stars Oct 14, 2015 Scouting our Galactic neighborhood Sep 22, 2015 LIGO featured in a BBC radio documentary Sep 18, 2015 First Observing Run of LIGO's Advanced Detectors Begins Jun 10, 2015 LIGO Lab and LSC release strain data from Science Run 6 May 19, 2015 Dedication of Advanced LIGO Feb 24, 2015 What comes next for LIGO? Planning for the post-detection era in gravitational-wave detectors and astrophysics Feb 13, 2015 LSC's AMA session on reddit.com Jan 30, 2015 Watch 'LIGO Generations,' a new documentary about LIGO Jan 30, 2015 Latest BICE...