Department event celebrates 10 years of gravitational wave astronomy
Join the Physics and Astronomy Department for an evening lecture and reception highlighting the September 2015 detection of the first gravitational-wave signal and the discoveries made in the 10 years since.
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10 Years of Gravitational Wave Astronomy
On September 14, 2015, a signal from two colliding black holes was recorded by the twin Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatories (LIGO). This was the first time gravitational-waves were detected, confirming a 100-year-old prediction of Albert Einstein and providing definitive proof of the existence of black holes. Join us for a discussion of this historic scientific discovery and what we have learned in the 10 years since then about black holes and the nature of gravity.
Date/time/location
Monday, September 15, 2025 at 5:30pm in CELS (Center for Environmental and Life Sciences), room 120, on the Montclair State University campus. Reception preceding at 4:45pm in the CELS Atrium.
Speakers include LIGO Scientific Collaboration members and Montclair faculty, Professors Marc Favata, Shaon Ghosh, and Rodica Martin.
This event is free and open to the public.
Sponsored by the College of Science and Mathematics and the Department of Physics and Astronomy.
