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  1. Pinned Tweet
    Nov 7

    We have exciting news! We've just released our new catalog ,which includes many more detections from the 2nd part of and brings our total number of events to 90. Read all about at

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  2. Dec 2

    There's still time to register for our next LIGO webinar! Join us to learn about our O3b results, from the detectors to the diverse range of black holes and neutron stars we've found 6 December 15:00 UTC Registration (free):

    GWTC-3: Compact binary coalescences observed during the second part of the third observing run 6 December 2021 Webinar streaming live from 15:00 UTC
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    Dec 2

    "Closing The Door", Style! 📸 After work INSIDE a chamber was complete, 2-doors needed to be installed to seal it up. Here are photos of the process. 📔 -Tyler Guidry (guiding the door onto the vacuum chamber) -Randy Thompson (forklift operator) (photo credit: Corey Gray)

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  4. Dec 1

    Not yet caught up on our recent papers? We're hosting a series of webinars. The next will cover the discoveries from our catalog (). Join us 6 December from 15:00 UTC! Register for free at

    GWTC-3: Compact binary coalescences observed during the second part of the third observing run 6 December 2021 Webinar streaming live from 15:00 UTC
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  5. Retweeted
    Dec 1

    The leftovers of supernova explosions are intriguing sources of persistent and monochromatic gravitational waves, continuous waves (CW). In a paper published today the - Virgo - Collaborations investigate two famous supernova remnants: Cassiopea A and Vela Jr.

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  6. Dec 1

    To convert 15:00 UTC to your timezone you can use If it is a bad time for you, don't worry. A recording will be made available on our YouTube

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  7. Retweeted
    Nov 30

    Be there or be perfectly spherically symmetric (ie. non-gravitational wave emitting)

    GWTC-3: Compact binary coalescences observed during the second part of the third observing run 6 December 2021 Webinar streaming live from 15:00 UTC
    Learn about our latest gravitational wave discoveries at our next webinar 6 December at 15:00 UTC Free registration:
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  8. Nov 30

    Learn about our latest gravitational wave discoveries at our next webinar 6 December at 15:00 UTC Free registration:

    GWTC-3: Compact binary coalescences observed during the second part of the third observing run 6 December 2021 Webinar streaming live from 15:00 UTC
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  9. Nov 25

    Happy . Our new catalog has swelled the number of confident detections to 90. We love this poster, from 's Carl Knox, which shows all of our events!

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  10. Nov 24

    Did you catch our latest webinar, on "GWTC2.1: Extended Catalog of CBC", held on Mon Nov 22? We had technical issues with our livestream but a recording is now available at More webinars coming soon!

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  11. Nov 23

    The Lab is also pleased to give an honorable mention to Philippe Nguyen ( ) for a leading role in understanding how environmental conditions couple to and limit the sensitivity of the detectors during . Well done Ethan and Philippe!

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  12. Nov 23

    Ethan’s work was deployed in the collaboration’s flagship results for the most recent observing run, , recently released in the latest gravitational wave event catalog and companion papers:

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  13. Nov 23

    Ethan wins this year’s Excellence award for developing software infrastructure that allows detector calibration error estimates to be smoothly integrated into source analyses, while drastically reducing their computational cost.

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  14. Nov 23

    Many congratulations to our colleague Ethan Payne, winner of the 2021 Laboratory Award for Excellence in Detector Characterization and Calibration. Read more about Ethan's award at

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  15. Nov 22

    Our next webinar on GWTC2.1 begins in one hour. There's still time to register if you'd like to join via Zoom; see details below!

    There's still time register for Monday's webinar on GWTC2.1: "Deep Extended Catalog of Compact Binary Coalescences Observed by LIGO and Virgo During the 1st Half of the 3rd Observing Run." For more details see
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    Nov 21

    There's still time register for Monday's webinar on GWTC2.1: "Deep Extended Catalog of Compact Binary Coalescences Observed by LIGO and Virgo During the 1st Half of the 3rd Observing Run." For more details see

    Join us Mon 22 Nov at 10AM Eastern US, for our next webinar: "Deep Extended Catalog of Compact Binary Coalescences Observed by LIGO and Virgo During the First Half of the Third Observing Run." Register free at All welcome!
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  17. Nov 21

    Our upcoming Webinar will also be live-streamed on our channel: follow the link at .

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  18. Nov 21

    There's still time register for Monday's webinar on GWTC2.1: "Deep Extended Catalog of Compact Binary Coalescences Observed by LIGO and Virgo During the 1st Half of the 3rd Observing Run." For more details see

    Join us Mon 22 Nov at 10AM Eastern US, for our next webinar: "Deep Extended Catalog of Compact Binary Coalescences Observed by LIGO and Virgo During the First Half of the Third Observing Run." Register free at All welcome!
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    Nov 19

    El nuevo catálogo publicado por y completa los datos anteriores con 35 nuevos eventos. Nos proporcionan valiosa información sobre la distribución de masas de agujeros negros y estrellas de neutrones, que plantean varios enigmas por resolver

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    Nov 19

    On Monday November 22nd, at 10 AM EST, the , Virgo, Collaborations will host an online webinar titled "Deep Extended Catalog of Compact Binary Coalescences Observed by LIGO and Virgo During the First Half of the Third Observing Run.”

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  21. Nov 18

    In next Monday's webinar we will report on the transient catalog release GWTC-2.1 (see also ) followed by Q&A. More details and registration link at . A recording will also be posted at

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