The planning phase of the innovative space observatory -LISA- has been successfully completed. The implementation phase of the major international project, in which three working groups at the University of Hamburg are involved, has now begun. The Cluster of Excellence -Quantum Universe- is a central research focus of the University in the field of astrophysics and particle physics.
The space observatory - LISA - is a mammoth project of the European Space Agency (ESA) in collaboration with the American space agency NASA. ...