News & events

A running record of LISA, LISA Pathfinder, and gravitational-wave milestones, plus talks and meetings — going back to 2008.

3–4 December 2025 From LISA Pathfinder to LISA: celebrating 10 years of the LPF launch (Barcelona)

17 June 2025 Construction of LISA begins; prime contractor selected

6 June 2025 Kick-off of the evolved (new) LISA Consortium

4 May 2025 Article in Spanish about LISA in The Conversation

25 January 2024 LISA mission adopted by ESA, enters implementation phase

19–20 October 2020 Iberian Gravitational Wave Meeting Online

4–6 September 2018 Astro-GR@Barcelona 2018

2–6 July 2018 2nd ICE Summer School on Gravitational Wave Astronomy

5 February 2018 LISA Pathfinder opens the door to LISA

24 January 2018 LISA Pathfinder wins American Astronautical Society award

16–20 October 2017 Astro-GR@Barcelona 2017

30 June 2017 Farewell to LISA Pathfinder

20 June 2017 LISA mission selected by ESA for the L3 slot

16 October 2016 L3 mission call

7 October 2016 The LISA Pathfinder Archive is online

7 June 2016 LISA Pathfinder initial results

11 February 2016

Announcement of the first detection of gravitational waves — two of the many announcements, from the institutions running the LIGO Lab. A historical event: the beginning of gravitational-wave astronomy. (MIT · Caltech)

3 December 2015 LISA Pathfinder launch

15 September 2015 First observation of gravitational waves

12–14 May 2015 5th Iberian Gravitational Wave Meeting in Barcelona

22–24 April 2014 Sant Cugat Forum on Gravitational Wave Astrophysics

28 November 2013 The Gravitational Universe selected as the L3 mission science theme

8–13 September 2013 Spanish-Portuguese Relativity Meeting in Benasque

15–17 February 2012 2nd Iberian Gravitational Wave Meeting in Barcelona

7–11 September 2009 LISA Astro-GR@Barcelona

16–20 June 2008 7th International LISA Symposium in Barcelona