Gravitational waves are caused by calamitous events in the Universe. Neutron stars that finally merge after circling each other for…
LIGO is so sensitive it can hear the quantum fluctuations of a vacuum. But by squeezing light it can make…
In 2017, LIGO (Laser-Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory) and Virgo detected gravitational waves coming from the merger of two neutron stars.…
According to a new study by a team of Japanese researchers, gravitational wave detectors could be used to confirm the…
The LIGO detector is back online after months of upgrades, and has made two new detections already!
We don't really understand neutron stars. Oh, we know that they are - they're the leftover remnants of some of…
After undergoing upgrades, the LIGO observatory will be going back online this April, with "almost daily" detections of gravitational wave…
The LIGO and Virgo collaborations recently announced the detection of four more gravitational wave events, bringing the total to eleven.
Neutron stars scream in waves of spacetime when they die, and astronomers have outlined a plan to use their gravitational …
A new study by a team of Russian scientists demonstrates how gravitational waves could be encoded to send information, in…