The current status of gravitational wave astronomy with LIGO and Virgo

The second observing run of the LIGO and Virgo detectors increased the total number of confirmed detections of gravitational waves from compact binary coalescences to eleven from three. The number of detections is expected to significantly increase during the third observing run, which will use improved detectors over a longer period of time and potentially include the addition of KAGRA to the current network of detectors. This talk will describe the status of the now-firmly-established field of gravitational wave astronomy, and how we are currently taking advantage of ever-increasing numbers of detections. This includes exploring the properties of the black holes and neutron stars, the behavior of extremely dense matter, and the fundamental nature of gravity itself. Future observational prospects will also be discussed, and how we will exploit ever increasing numbers of signals at better and better sensitivities.