LISA is adopted!

2024 kicked off in the best possible way as ESA announced the adoption of its largest space mission: LISA, the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna.

After more than 100 years since Einstein’s theory of relativity predicted the existence of gravitational waves, we are finally ready to listen to the sound of the Universe directly from space. LISA is expected to be launched in the mid 2030’s and, according to ESA, the collaboration got to the point where it can actually start building all the needed components, stage also known as the “implementation phase”. All the details regarding the mission and the next steps are available on the official website.