Gravitational Waves
Astronomers Detected a Black Hole-Neutron Star Merger, and Then Another Just 10 Days Later
When black holes collide with neutron stars, all sorts of interesting things happen. And astronomers have recently seen two of…
It Could be Possible to see Gravitational Wave Lenses
Can waves of gravity be lensed by gravity? A recent study looks for lensed gravitational waves.
Gaia Might Even be Able to Detect the Gravitational Wave Background of the Universe
Data from the Gaia satellite is so precise, it might be able to detect cosmic gravitational waves.
An Exotic Explanation for the Most Extreme Gravitational Wave Detected so far
A new study proposes an exotic boson star to explain the largest gravitational wave merger we've observed.
Physicists Figure out how to Make Gravitational Wave Detectors “Hear” 6x More Universe
Gravitational wave detectors are limited by fundamental quantum noise - an incessant "hum" that they cannot ever remove. But now…
All The Gravitational Waves Detected So Far
Few events in the astronomy community were received with more fanfare than the first detection of gravitational waves, which took…
Astronomers see a Hint of the Gravitational Wave Background to the Universe
Astronomers have found evidence of faint gravitational waves using an array of pulsars in our galaxy.
China’s Planning to Launch a Space-Based Gravitational Wave Observatory in the 2030s: TianQin. Here’s how it’ll Stack up Against LISA
The successful detection of gravitational waves has been a game-changer for astronomy. And now the new frontier is in space,…
Next Generation Gravitational Wave Detectors Should be Able to see the Primordial Waves From the Big Bang
Underneath all the gravitational waves we see are faint primordial waves. If we can detect them, it could change our…
Merging Black Holes and Neutron Stars. All the Gravitational Wave Events Seen So Far in One Picture
The Theory of Relativity predicted the existence of black holes and neutron stars. Einstein gets the credit for the theory…