New Member

New member in the GW Group

Maria Paola Vaccaro has just joined the GW group as PhD student.

She graduated in physics at the University of Pisa and later I got a master degree in astrophysics and cosmology at the University of Padua, where she studied the dynamics of black holes in dense stellar environments.

Welcome, Paola!

Latest Group News

Results

LIGO–Virgo–KAGRA complete their richest gravitational-wave observation run to date

November 18, 2025

The LIGO–Virgo–KAGRA (LVK) Collaboration has announced the completion of O4, the most productive gravitational-wave observation run so far, yielding an unprecedented number of candidate events and high-quality data for the scientific community.

Results

LIGO, Virgo and KAGRA observed 'second generation' black holes for the first time

October 29, 2025

LVK announced the detection of two gravitational-wave signals — designated GW241011 and GW241110 — that indicate the merger of binary black holes exhibiting unusual mass ratios and spin orientations.

New Member

New member in the Gravitational Waves group

October 29, 2025

Jam Sadiq is joining the Gravitational Waves group as a PostDoctoral researcher