ESA's future space-based gravitational wave observatory to study fluctuations in spacetime produced by powerful events such as merging black holes
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ALT Earth shown at night from space with lights twinkling across Europe.
ALT Illustration showing two black holes merging and creating ripples in the fabric of spacetime. Some galaxies are visible in the background as well as a red triangle, meant to represent the position of the three LISA spacecraft and the laser beams that will travel between them.
ALT Graphic of names and pictures of the 18 selected members of the LISA Science Team: Chiara Caprini, Université de Genève, CH; Anna Heffernan, University of the Balearic Islands, ES; Nikolaos Karnesis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GR; Valeriya Korol, Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics, DE; Astrid Lamberts, Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur , FR; Guido Mueller, Albert Einstein Institute, DE; Antoine Petiteau, CEA - Centre de Saclay, FR; Elena Maria Rossi, University of Leiden, NL; Alberto Sesana, Universirty of Milano-Bicocca, IT; Alberto Vecchio, University of Birmingham, UK; William Joseph Weber, University of Trento, IT; Neil Cornish, Montana State University, US; Erin Kara, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, US; Joey Shapiro Key, University of Washington Bothell, US; Deirdre Shoemaker, University of Texas Austin, US; Krista Lynne, Smith, Texas A&M, US; Stephen Taylor, Vanderbilt University, US; Gijs Nelemans, Radboud Universiteit, NL
ALT Screenshot of the programme spanning from 9:30 to 12:30 PM. The topics covered include "Introduction by the Director of Science", "The role of the Advisory Structure and its impact on decisions", "Status and plans for Cosmic Vision - LISA and NewAthena", "Status and plans for Voyage 2050 - M7 and L4", "Ambition of the Science Programme vs. Decisions at CMINs", "Ways of engagement in the Science Programme"
