The BlackGEM array, a system of three new telescopes located at the European Southern Observatory’s (ESO) La Silla Observatory, has begun operations to detect gravitational waves caused by cosmic events like black hole and neutron star mergers. Unlike detectors such as LIGO and the Virgo Interfer
Munich, Germany (SPX) May 17, 2023 -
The BlackGEM array, consisting of three new telescopes located at ESO s La Silla Observatory, has begun operations. The telescopes will scan the southern sky to hunt down the cosmic events that prod