Communicating the gravitational-wave discoveries of the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA Collaboration
by
Hannah Middleton,
Christopher P. L. Berry,
Nicolas Arnaud,
David Blair,
Jacqueline Bondell,
Alice Bonino,
Nicolas Bonne,
Debarati Chatterjee,
Sylvain Chaty,
Storm Colloms,
Lynn Cominsky,
Livia Conti,
Isabel Cordero-Carrión,
Robert Coyne,
Zoheyr Doctor,
Andreas Freise,
Aaron Geller,
Anna C. Green,
Jen Gupta,
Daniel E. Holz,
William Katzman,
Jyoti Kaur,
David Keitel,
Joey Shapiro Key,
Nutsinee Kijbunchoo,
Carl Knox,
Coleman Krawczyk,
Ryan N. Lang,
Shane L. Larson,
Susanne Milde,
Vincenzo Napolano,
Chris North,
Sascha Rieger,
Giada Rossi,
Hisaaki Shinkai,
Aurore Simonnet
and
Andrew Spencer
The LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA (LVK) Collaboration has made breakthrough discoveries in gravitational-wave astronomy, a new field that provides a different means of observing our Universe. Gravitational-wave discoveries are possible thanks to the work of thousands of people from across the globe working together. In this article, we discuss the range of engagement activities used to communicate LVK gravitational-wave discoveries and the stories of the people behind the science, using the activities surrounding the release of the third Gravitational-Wave Transient Catalog as a case study.
Volume 23 • Issue 07 • 2024 • Special Issue: Communicating Discovery Science