[Interview+] Building LISA, Humanity's Biggest Telescope

Universe Today Podcast · Jan 19, 2026 · 53m

Gravitational waves revolutionised Astronomy. But LIGO, VIRGO and KAGRA only operate in one spectrum. To detect longer waves we need bigger telescopes. Much bigger. Ones that don't fit on Earth. That is where LISA comes in, which will be humanity's biggest telescope.🟣 Guest: Dr. Stefano Vitale Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/AUS8A9J3d5g00:00 Intro 02:43 The evolution of gravitational wave search 05:33 Proving the concept with LISA Pathfinder 15:34 What will LISA see? 31:09 What are the next steps for LISA? 43:17 What happens after LISA? 50:02 Current…