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Friday, 13 Dec 2019
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Exciting results are announced on the Centre for Gravitational Physics' role in improving the sensitivity of the LIGO detectors.

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An artist's impression of how a 40 kilometre gravity wave observatory would look. In the sky above it are some of the black holes it might detect.CREDIT:MATTHEW EVANS / SUPPLIED
Friday, 29 Nov 2019
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CGP is participating in an effort to design the largest gravitational wave detector ever built.

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Wednesday, 23 Oct 2019
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The 'quantum squeezers' designed at ANU along with other upgrades for the current LIGO detectors have already greatly improved the detectors’ sensing capabilities in the third detection run that resumed in April 2019.

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Saturday, 17 Aug 2019
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ANU Centre for Gravitational Physics in collaboration with ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery (OzGrav) and ACT National Science Week held a live stream event for public on Saturday 17th August at Menzies Library, ANU.

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Wednesday, 14 Aug 2019
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On August 14 Gravitational Wave community including ANU Centre for Gravitational Physics announced detection of collision of two massive objects about 900 million light years away.

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Tuesday, 28 May 2019
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Congratulations to Professor David McClelland for being elected Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science for his career achievements in the detection of Gravitational Waves.

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Dr Chris Onken (left) and Professor Susan Scott (right). Image credit: ANU
Friday, 03 May 2019
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An international team of scientists, including from RSPE's Centre for Gravitational Physics, have detected two stars colliding in space about 500 million years ago.

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Image: LIGO team members (left-to-right: Fabrice Matichard, Sheila Dwyer, Hugh Radkins) install in-vacuum equipment as part of the squeezed-light upgrade. Credit: Nutsinee Kijbunchoo/ANU
Monday, 01 Apr 2019
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LIGO and VIRGO are set to resume their hunt for gravitational waves - ripples in space and time - on April 1

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Professor Susan Scott FAA is one of five Fellows to receive ARC Linkage Projects scheme funding.
Monday, 25 Mar 2019
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Prof. Susan Scott is among the leaders of a group of Gravitational Wave researchers who are granted $898,560 ARC Linkage funding, announced by the Minister for Education Dan Tehan on March 19th.

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