Dark Matter Isn’t Made From Black Holes
A new study by a team of UC Berkeley researchers has shown that black holes are not the long-sought-after source of dark matter
Last Year’s Gravitational Wave Detections Failed to Provide a Hint of Any Extra Spatial Dimensions
In a new study, astrophysicists used the gravitational waves from last year’s kilonova event to determine if the Universe has additional dimensions.
If There is a Multiverse, Can There be Life There Too?
In a series of new studies, an international team of researchers found that if we live in a multiverse, it is likely to be as habitable as our own.
How to Listen to the Background Hum of Gravitational Waves From all the Black Holes Colliding into Each Other
A pair of scientists who were part of the first gravitational wave discovery have developed a way to listen to the background noise of the Universe to detect thousands more.
Dense Star Clusters Could be the Places Where Black Hole Mergers are Common
According to a new study by an international team of astronomers, black hole mergers are common in globular star clusters
Astronomers Figure Out How to use Gravitational Lensing to Measure the Mass of White Dwarfs
An international team of scientists has found a way to use white dwarf stars as gravitational lenses, which will allow astronomers to measure their mass.
Precise New Measurements From Hubble Confirm the Accelerating Expansion of the Universe. Still no Idea Why it’s Happening
A new survey performed by the SHoES team using Hubble has confirmed that the Universe is in an accelerated rate of expansion.
What is the Gravitational Microlensing Method?
The Gravitational Microlensing method relies on rare events (one star passing in front of another) to focus light and search for exoplanets.
Kilonova Neutron Star Collision Probably Left Behind a Black Hole
According to a new study, the recent merger of two neutron stars (which was detected thanks to the gravitational waves it created) most likely led to the creation of a black hole.
An Artificial Intelligence Just Found 56 New Gravitational Lenses
A team of European astronomers recently conducted the first use of AI to identify 56 new gravitational lenses from a mountain of survey data.