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== History == | == History == | ||
Universe@Home was launched | Universe@Home was launched on {{Start date and age|2015|02|19}} as a BOINC-based volunteer computing initiative dedicated to astrophysical simulations and stellar population synthesis.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://wiki.is-great.net/index.php/BOINC_projects |title=BOINC projects wiki |publisher=BOINC Projects Wiki}}</ref> The project was founded primarily by astrophysicist Krzysztof Belczynski and collaborators associated with Polish astronomical institutions. | ||
The project became increasingly relevant during the rise of gravitational-wave astronomy after the first direct detection of gravitational waves in 2015 by LIGO.<ref>{{cite journal | The project became increasingly relevant during the rise of gravitational-wave astronomy after the first direct detection of gravitational waves in 2015 by LIGO.<ref>{{cite journal | ||
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}}</ref> Universe@Home simulations have helped researchers investigate the formation channels of binary black holes and neutron star systems responsible for gravitational-wave events. | }}</ref> Universe@Home simulations have helped researchers investigate the formation channels of binary black holes and neutron star systems responsible for gravitational-wave events. | ||
Project founder Krzysztof Belczynski, a prominent astrophysicist specializing in compact objects and binary evolution, died on 13 January 2024. His scientific contributions strongly influenced the direction and research goals of Universe@Home.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://universeathome.pl/universe/forum_thread.php?id=638 |title=In memory of Krzysztof Belczynski |publisher=Universe@Home}}</ref> | Project founder Krzysztof Belczynski, a prominent astrophysicist specializing in compact objects and binary evolution, died on 13 January 2024. His scientific contributions strongly influenced the direction and research goals of Universe@Home.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://universeathome.pl/universe/forum_thread.php?id=638 |title=In memory of Krzysztof Belczynski |publisher=Universe@Home}}</ref> The project was announced closed in November of that year. | ||
[[File:LIGO measurement of gravitational waves.png|thumb|right|300px|Visualization of a gravitational-wave signal detected by LIGO.]] | [[File:LIGO measurement of gravitational waves.png|thumb|right|300px|Visualization of a gravitational-wave signal detected by LIGO.]] | ||