Gravitational Waves

Recent Observations Challenge our Understanding of Giant Black HolesRecent Observations Challenge our Understanding of Giant Black Holes

Recent Observations Challenge our Understanding of Giant Black Holes

Black holes are among the most mysterious and powerful objects in the Universe. These behemoths form when sufficiently massive stars…

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LIGO Fails to Find Continuous Gravitational Waves From PulsarsLIGO Fails to Find Continuous Gravitational Waves From Pulsars

LIGO Fails to Find Continuous Gravitational Waves From Pulsars

In February 2016, scientists working for the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) made history by announcing the first-ever detection of…

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How Gravitational Waves Could Let Us See the First Moments After the Big BangHow Gravitational Waves Could Let Us See the First Moments After the Big Bang

How Gravitational Waves Could Let Us See the First Moments After the Big Bang

Cosmology has had several ground-breaking discoveries over the last 100+ years since Einstein developed his theory of relativity. Two of…

4 months ago
Primordial Holes Could be Hiding in Planets, Asteroids, and Here on EarthPrimordial Holes Could be Hiding in Planets, Asteroids, and Here on Earth

Primordial Holes Could be Hiding in Planets, Asteroids, and Here on Earth

Small primordial black holes (PBHs) are one of the hot topics in astronomy and cosmology today. These hypothetical black holes…

5 months ago
Future Gravitational Wave Observatories Could See the Earliest Black Hole Mergers in the UniverseFuture Gravitational Wave Observatories Could See the Earliest Black Hole Mergers in the Universe

Future Gravitational Wave Observatories Could See the Earliest Black Hole Mergers in the Universe

In February 2016, scientists at the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) confirmed they made the first-ever detection of gravitational waves…

5 months ago
Simulating the Last Moments Before Neutron Stars MergeSimulating the Last Moments Before Neutron Stars Merge

Simulating the Last Moments Before Neutron Stars Merge

When stars reach the end of their life cycle, they shed their outer layers in a supernova. What is left…

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Gravitational Lenses Could Pin Down Black Hole Mergers with Unprecedented AccuracyGravitational Lenses Could Pin Down Black Hole Mergers with Unprecedented Accuracy

Gravitational Lenses Could Pin Down Black Hole Mergers with Unprecedented Accuracy

Gravitational wave astronomy has been one of the hottest new types of astronomy ever since the LIGO consortium officially detected…

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Colliding Neutron Stars are the Ultimate Particle AcceleratorsColliding Neutron Stars are the Ultimate Particle Accelerators

Colliding Neutron Stars are the Ultimate Particle Accelerators

Gamma-ray telescopes observing neutron star collisions might be the key to identifying the composition of dark matter. One leading theory…

12 months ago
Gravitational Waves Could Show us the First Minute of the UniverseGravitational Waves Could Show us the First Minute of the Universe

Gravitational Waves Could Show us the First Minute of the Universe

Astronomers routinely explore the universe using different wavelengths of the electromagnetic spectrum from the familiar visible light to radio waves…

1 year ago
Simulation Perfectly Matches What We See When Neutron Stars CollideSimulation Perfectly Matches What We See When Neutron Stars Collide

Simulation Perfectly Matches What We See When Neutron Stars Collide

There are many mysteries in the world of astronomy and a fair number relate to the processes during the end…

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