Illuminating the dark universe with gravitational waves

We spend a lifetime carrying the weight of gravity, one of the fundamental interactions in the Universe. Why do things fall, how do they fall? The quest to understand gravity has broadened our knowledge of the Universe, giving us a new vision of our planet, of the Solar system and beyond.

The direct detection of gravitational waves opened a new era, and a new window to a hitherto invisible Universe, one where black holes - the last frontier in physics - play a key role. In the same way that atomic spectroscopy drove the discovery of Quantum Mechanics, black holes will allow us to test and understand General Relativity in an unprecedented way. This project will explore black holes as engines of discovery for fundamental physics, pushing the boundaries of science.