European Gravitational Observatory (EGO)

The European Gravitational Observatory (EGO) is a research facility in Italy dedicated to detecting gravitational waves—ripples in space-time caused by massive cosmic events like black hole mergers. It hosts the advanced Virgo detector, a highly sensitive instrument that measures tiny disturbances in space caused by passing gravitational waves. EGO is a collaborative effort involving multiple European institutions and plays a key role in studying the universe’s most energetic phenomena, helping scientists understand fundamental physics and the nature of the cosmos.