Gravitational Waves
A Mysterious Burst of Gravitational Waves Came From a Region Near Betelgeuse. But There’s Probably No Connection
Gravitational waves are caused by calamitous events in the Universe. Neutron stars that finally merge after circling each other for…
Just How Feasible is a Warp Drive?
At a presentation at this year's AIAA Propulsion and Energy Forum, engineer Joseph Agnew spoke of the progress being made…
Gravitational Wave Detectors Might be Able to Detect Dark Matter Particles Colliding With Their Mirrors
According to a new study by a team of Japanese researchers, gravitational wave detectors could be used to confirm the…
It Looks Like LIGO/Virgo Have Detected a Black Hole Eating a Neutron Star. For the First Time Ever
A new signal detected by LIGO/Virgo may be the so-called 'holy grail' of astrophysics: the merger of a neutron star…
As Expected, the Newly Upgraded LIGO is Finding a Black Hole Merger Every Week
The LIGO detector is back online after months of upgrades, and has made two new detections already!
Barfing Neutron Stars Reveal Their Inner Guts
We don't really understand neutron stars. Oh, we know that they are - they're the leftover remnants of some of…
LIGO Just Got a Big Upgrade, Will Begin Searching for Gravitational Waves Again on April 1st
After undergoing upgrades, the LIGO observatory will be going back online this April, with "almost daily" detections of gravitational wave…
New Gravitational Waves Detected From Four More Black Hole Mergers. Total Detections up to 11 Now
The LIGO and Virgo collaborations recently announced the detection of four more gravitational wave events, bringing the total to eleven.
Gravitational waves were only recently observed, and now astronomers are already thinking of ways to use them: like accurately measuring the expansion rate of the Universe
Neutron stars scream in waves of spacetime when they die, and astronomers have outlined a plan to use their gravitational …
It Could be Possible to Transfer Data Through Gravitational Waves
A new study by a team of Russian scientists demonstrates how gravitational waves could be encoded to send information, in…