A poster presenting the LIGO Magazine. The poster is on a blue conference poster board. Next to the poster there is a copy of the latest edition of the LIGO Magazine attached to the poster board with string.

Leon Trimble showing the GravitySynth which uses gravitational wave technology as a musical instrument! Gravity Synth is a table top interferometer plus modular synthesisors to create music. The image shows two people in a lecture room stood next to a table with lots of equipment on it. There are many cables and synthesisors. The Gravity Synth is in an open orange travel case and you can see the green glow of the laser.

Last week, #LIGOMagazine was at RASreach in Manchester! @royalastrosoc.bsky.social @manchester.ac.uk

Lots of great presentations and discussions - plus the chance to hear the #GravitySynth in action!

The front cover of the latest edition of the LIGO Magazine. The main cover image highlights Observing Run 4 (O4) results with the headline "O4 A cornucopia of results". The image shows an artistic illustration of a merging black hole binary with swirling reds and blues. Image by Carl Knox / OzGrav / Swinburne.

New #LIGOMagazine out now! :

Check it out at:
👉 www.ligo.org/magazine
where you can find all editions of LIGO Magazine free to download!

@ligo.org - @egovirgo.bsky.social - KAGRA

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

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

A screenshot of LIGO Magazine article "From noise hunting to Olympiads" by Catalina Miritescu. The page shows the article title and a photo of the author. The image shows a plot produced by students as part of their Olympiad challenge. Image credit: Catalina Miritescu.

In the latest edition of the #LIGOMagazine, Catalina Miritescu told us all about bringing #GravitationalWave noise hunting with @ligo.org-@egovirgo.bsky.social-KAGRA to the Romanian National Astronomy and Astrophysics Olympiad!

Read all about it at (pdf, page 38): ligo.org/wp-content/u...

A screenshot from LIGO Magazine article "A path to fossil-free supercomputing". The image shows the title of the article displayed over a photo of the LUMI data centre in Finland. The data centre is in a large building and is artistically lit in shades of blue. Image credit: Fade Creative.

In the latest edition of #LIGOMagazine, Ivan Markin chats with Pekka Manninen from LUMI (@lumi-supercomputer.eu) about paths to fossil free computing & the LUMI experience of using 100% renewables.
Read all about it at (pdf, page 40): ligo.org/wp-content/u...

#ClimateChangeConversations
#GW10Years

These images are not currently available on a website. However, you could also take a look at the recent #LIGOMagazine article about the LISA prime contractor selection.

On page 34 of (pdf): ligo.org/wp-content/u...

@ligomagazine.bsky.social

A poster in purples, pinks and blues showing a timeline of gravitational wave science. The timeline starts in the 1910s with the proposal of the existence of gravitational waves and goes up to the present day when we celebrate 10 years of gravitational wave observations as well as looking to future wit new facilities being planned and built. Throughout the timeline, there are illustrations showing black holes, neutron stars, gravitational waves and interferometers.

We are thrilled to feature two posters in the latest #LIGOMagazine!

One poster explores the evolution of #GravitationalWave science.

By Yi Shuen Christine Lee / Carl Knox / @ozgrav.bsky.social
Full resolution version at: dcc.ligo.org/G2501957/pub...

#GW10Years @ligo.org @egovirgo.bsky.social

Exciting to get a first look at the #LISA spacecraft!

In the latest #LIGOMagazine, Oliver Jennrich & Nora Lützgendorf told us all about the selection of the industrial prime contractor.

Read all about it on page 34 (pdf): ligo.org/wp-content/u...

@lisacommunity.bsky.social #GW10Years

Front cover of LIGO Magazine issue 27. The headline article text reads: "10 years of Gravitational Wave Astronomy". Two gravitational wave signals are shown in the main image - they are shown as timeseries data which look wiggles. In the top corner, an illustration of a birthday cake is shown - the cake is being distorted as it is sucked into a black hole! Cover: Main image: GW150914 and GW231123 image by LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA/Sascha Rieger. Top inset: GW231123 plot from LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA. Bottom inset: Masses in the stellar graveyard plot by LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA/Aaron Geller/Northwestern. Bottom-left (diagonal): LISA image from OHB. Top-right corner: GW150914 birthday cake artwork by Storm Colloms.

🎉 New LIGO Magazine out now!! 🎉

Celebrating 10 years of gravitational wave astronomy with a bumper edition!

Read it free online at (pdf):
👉 ligo.org/wp-content/u...

#GW10Years #LIGOMagazine @ligo.org @egovirgo.bsky.social

LIGO Magazine – LSC – LIGO Scientific Collaboration

In #LIGOMagazine, we are very happy to have a regular early career researcher column written and coordinated by our amazing GWECS team!

Check out the "LAAC Corner" series in our back catalogue of articles at ligo.org/magazine/

A screenshot of LIGO Magazine article "Crossing the Event Horizon" by Bartosz Fornal. The image shows the first page of the article. There is a photo of the author smiling. The main picture is an illustration by Nutsinee Kijbunchoo showing a drawing of an astronaut in space.

A screenshot of LIGO Magazine article "Crossing the Event Horizon" by Bartosz Fornal. The image shows the second page of the article. The main picture is an illustration by Nutsinee Kijbunchoo. The picture shows a drawing of a two black holes with faces. The smaller black hole is measuring the circumference of the larger black hole with a tap measure. The smaller one says "Your Schwarzschild radius has gotten bigger. What did you eat?" The other black hole looks sheepish and replies "An astronaut."

Ever wondered what happens if you fall into a black hole?
In the latest #LIGOMagazine, Bartosz Fornal explains "Crossing the event horizon"! With illustrations by Nutsinee Kijbunchoo.

Read free online at (pdf, p.22): ligo.org/wp-content/u...
@ligo.org

Showing a screenshot of LIGO Magazine article "Meanwhile in space..... LISA gets go-ahead for implementation" by Nora Lützgendorf. The page shows a photo of one of the LISA test masses - it is a golden metal cube against a white background. The other photo is a picture of the author Nora smiling.

Last year we caught up with Nora Lützgendorf (ESA’s Lead Project Scientist for LISA) on the adoption of LISA!

Read all about it in #LIGOMagazine (pdf, p14): ligo.org/wp-content/u...

A screenshot of the front cover of LIGO Magazine issue 26. The main cover image shows a LIGO scientist climbing through part of the LIGO Hanford Detector to check the alignment of a temporary laser. She is in a large grey tube, wearing clean room overalls and is reaching to work on part of the detector. Image credit: Keita Kawabe.

Check out the LIGO Magazine for #GravitationalWave news, stories behind the science and much more!
All issues are free to read online at www.ligo.org/magazine
@ligo.org #LIGOMagazine

Infographic for GW230529_181500. The source is probably a ~3.6 solar mass black hole and ~1.4 solar mass neutron star

GW230529 was a particularly interesting observation of a neutron star merging with an unusually small black hole. Mike Zevin, Vincent Juste, Shania Nichols, @astronerdika.bsky.social discuss behind the scenes work on the discovery in #LIGOMagazine ligo.org/wp-content/u...

#BlackHoleWeek 🔭

Any high school physics teachers wanna visit LIGO Hanford Observatory in WA state next summer for a week-long workshop in #GravitationalWave #Astronomy?
Apply Here: www.ligo.caltech.edu/WA/page/lho-...
And please SHARE!
Below are photos of a #LIGOmagazine article and photos of the 2023 teachers.