Gravitational Waves
A Black Hole can Tear a Neutron Star Apart in Less Than 2 Seconds
An international team has simulated what happens when a black hole and neutron star merge, and the results were pretty
LISA has Passed a key Review Phase, it’s Time to Actually Design the Final Mission
Any project manager will tell you that a phased review project system is the way to go. Whether or not…
Astronomers Could Detect Gravitational Waves by Tracking the Moon's Orbit Around the Earth
Detecting gravitational waves by observing the Moon's motion could help solve one of the greatest mysteries in cosmology.
The Expanding Debris Cloud From the Kilonova Tells the Story of What Happens When Neutron Stars Collide
When two neutron stars collide, it creates a kilonova. The event causes both gravitational waves and emissions of electromagnetic energy.…
A Highly Eccentric Black Hole Merger Detected for the First Time
Recent research into a gravitational wave event has revealed new insights into black hole mergers, cosmic expansion, and the growth…
Astronomers Might Have Detected the Background Gravitational Waves of the Universe
A new data release from a gravitational wave consortium has revealed indications of the long sough-after gravitational wave background (GWB).
Gravitational Waves Reveal Surprising Secrets About Neutron Stars
The confirmation of gravitational waves back in 2017 continues to unlock whole new worlds of physics but also continues to…
Next-Generation Gravitational Wave Observatories Could Detect the First Stars When They Exploded as Supernovae
The first stars to appear in the universe are no longer with us - they died long ago. But when…
On its Next run, LIGO Will be Able to Probe 8 Times as Much Space
Materials science has once again come through for space exploration. Researchers at the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) have developed…
A Gravitational Wave Observatory on the Moon Could "Hear" 70% of the Observable Universe
A gravitational-wave telescope on the Moon could span the gap between Earth-based and space-based observations.