Gravitational Waves
Black Holes Shouldn’t be Able to Merge, but Dozens of Mergers Have Been Detected. How Do They Do It?
Who knows what lurks in the hearts of some globular clusters? Astronomers using a collection of gravitational wave observatories found…
Hubble Examines the Wreckage From the 2017 Kilonova
A team of astrophysicists examined the site of the 2017 kilonova explosion and observed a rapidly-spinning disk and relativistic jets.
Shortly Before They Collided, two Black Holes Tangled Spacetime up Into Knots
An international team led from Cardiff University has confirmed that black hole binaries experience precession.
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.
Gravitational Waves Near a Neutron Star Could Generate Photons
In addition to their intense magnetic fields and copious output of x-ray radiation, neutron stars might have one more trick…
A Black Hole can Tear a Neutron Star Apart in Less Than 2 Seconds
An international team has simulated what happens when a black hole and neutron star merge, and the results were pretty
LISA has Passed a key Review Phase, it’s Time to Actually Design the Final Mission
Any project manager will tell you that a phased review project system is the way to go. Whether or not…
Astronomers Could Detect Gravitational Waves by Tracking the Moon's Orbit Around the Earth
Detecting gravitational waves by observing the Moon's motion could help solve one of the greatest mysteries in cosmology.
The Expanding Debris Cloud From the Kilonova Tells the Story of What Happens When Neutron Stars Collide
When two neutron stars collide, it creates a kilonova. The event causes both gravitational waves and emissions of electromagnetic energy.…
A Highly Eccentric Black Hole Merger Detected for the First Time
Recent research into a gravitational wave event has revealed new insights into black hole mergers, cosmic expansion, and the growth…