Gravitational Waves
One Idea to Explain Dark Matter – Ultralight Bosons – Fails the Test
A study of rotating black holes show that some spin so quickly because dark matter particles haven't slowed them down.
You Thought Black Hole Event Horizons Looked Strange. Check out Binary Black Hole Event Horizons
Binary black holes lens light so strongly it's difficult to simulate how they would appear. A new simulation shows us…
A new way to see Inside Neutron Stars
Astronomers study neutron stars using a method made famous by jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald.
Black Holes Simulated in a Tank of Water Reveals “Backreaction” for the First Time
Water simulations that small gravitational waves near a black hole can significantly change the black hole's behavior.
Physicists Figure out how to Make Gravitational Wave Detectors “Hear” 6x More Universe
Gravitational wave detectors are limited by fundamental quantum noise - an incessant "hum" that they cannot ever remove. But now…
All The Gravitational Waves Detected So Far
Few events in the astronomy community were received with more fanfare than the first detection of gravitational waves, which took…
China’s Planning to Launch a Space-Based Gravitational Wave Observatory in the 2030s: TianQin. Here’s how it’ll Stack up Against LISA
The successful detection of gravitational waves has been a game-changer for astronomy. And now the new frontier is in space,…
The Kilonova-Chasing Gravitational-Wave Optical Transient Observer is About to be Watching the Whole Sky
Lately there has been a flood of interest in gravitational waves. After the first official detection at LIGO / Virgo…
Black Holes Make Complex Gravitational-Wave Chirps as They Merge
When black holes collide, they emit chirps of gravitational waves even after they have merged.
Behold! The Black Hole Collision Calculator!
A new tool called the Black Hole Collision Calculator let's users see just how powerful a collision between a black…