LISA and the LISA Science Team

LISA and the LISA Science Team
Anna Heffernan, Chiara Caprini, Neil Cornish, Jonathan Gair, Catia Grimani, Zoltan Haiman, Erin Kara, Nikos Karnesis, Valeriya Korol, Astrid Lamberts, Nora L"utzgendorf, Guido M"uller, Gijs Nelemans, Antoine Petiteau, Elena Maria Rossi, Alberto Sesana, Joey Shapiro Key, Deirdre Shoemaker, Krista Lynne Smith, Stephen R. Taylor, Alberto Vecchio, William Joseph Weber
arXiv:2601.15365v2 Announce Type: replace
Abstract: LISA, the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna, due to launch mid-2035, is a large class space mission by the European Space Agency (ESA). In partnership with NASA and ESA-member states, ESA is on track to launch what is expected to be the first space-based gravitational wave detector. By hosting detectors in space, one gains access to a lower frequency band of gravitational wave sources and, with them, a plethora of new science. To maximise this scientific gain, ESA and NASA selected 20 scientists for the LISA Science Team to carry out and/or lead the necessary actions leading up to LISA’s launch. We give a short overview and update of the LISA mission, its science objectives and related waveforms, as well as the work of the LISA Science Team as of April 2026.arXiv:2601.15365v2 Announce Type: replace
Abstract: LISA, the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna, due to launch mid-2035, is a large class space mission by the European Space Agency (ESA). In partnership with NASA and ESA-member states, ESA is on track to launch what is expected to be the first space-based gravitational wave detector. By hosting detectors in space, one gains access to a lower frequency band of gravitational wave sources and, with them, a plethora of new science. To maximise this scientific gain, ESA and NASA selected 20 scientists for the LISA Science Team to carry out and/or lead the necessary actions leading up to LISA’s launch. We give a short overview and update of the LISA mission, its science objectives and related waveforms, as well as the work of the LISA Science Team as of April 2026.