Ten years of gravitational-wave astronomy
arXiv:2509.10395
Abstract
Ten years ago humankind achieved the first direct observation of gravitational waves. I give some personal recollections of that first detection. I also present an incomplete summary of what we have learned since then, and some speculations on what we may learn in the future.
Invited contribution to an upcoming special edition of the Portuguese Physical Society's "Gazeta de Física" dedicated to gravitational waves. v2: Fixed a typo