About

We are a joint research facility of the ANU Research School of Physics and ANU Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics.

Research themes

Our research program is broadly divided into four research streams, each with different projects.

Projects

Our projects are directed towards gravitational wave detection, the related area of high precision measurement, and the exploitation of gravitational waves for astronomy.

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01
Dec

Mysterious clouds could offer new clues on dark matter »

Gravitational Wave scientists are on the hunt for boson clouds, a step closer to understanding dark matter.
01
Dec

CGA Honours Scholarship in Gravitational Wave Instrumentation, Space Instrumentation, and Applied Metrology »

CGA Honours Scholarship in Gravitational Wave Instrumentation, Space Instrumentation, and Applied Metrology
08
Nov

Scientists detect a "tsunami" of gravitational waves »

Ninety gravitational wave mergers detected
30
Jun

First confirmed detection of Neutron Star-Black hole mergers: Black holes swallow neutron stars like "Pac-Man" »

the first ever confirmed detections of a Neutron Star - Black Hole binary merger