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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.