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NASA is Building Telescopes for the LISA Mission
Some of the most cataclysmic and mysterious events in the cosmos only reveal themselves by their gravitational waves. We've detected…
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…
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…
It's Time for a Gravitational Wave Observatory in the Southern Hemisphere
All current and planned gravitational wave observatories are located in the northern hemisphere, in the US, India, Europe, and Japan.…
After Three Years of Upgrades, LIGO is Fully Operational Again
Have you noticed a lack of gravitational wave announcements the past couple of years? Well, now it is time to…
What Does it Take to Make Black Holes Collide?
In a recent study published in Astronomy and Astrophysical Letters, a team of researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology…
Colliding Black Holes Provide Another way to Measure Distance in the Universe
Astronomers can use the gravitational waves of merging black holes to measure cosmic expansion.
Gravitational Waves Will Give Astronomers a new way to Look Inside Neutron Stars
Astronomers can use gravitational wave data to study the interiors of neutron stars, thanks to new gravitational wave models.
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.
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…