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More Evidence for the Gravitational Wave Background of the Universe
The gravitational wave background was first detected in 2016. It was announced following the release of the first data set…
Gravitational Lenses Could Pin Down Black Hole Mergers with Unprecedented Accuracy
Gravitational wave astronomy has been one of the hottest new types of astronomy ever since the LIGO consortium officially detected…
Astronomers Will Get Gravitational Wave Alerts Within 30 Seconds
Any event in the cosmos generates gravitational waves, the bigger the event, the more disturbance. Events where black holes and…
A Neutron Star Merged with a Surprisingly Light Black Hole
Galactic collisions, meteor impacts and even stellar mergers are not uncommon events. neutron stars colliding with black holes however are…
Colliding Neutron Stars are the Ultimate Particle Accelerators
Gamma-ray telescopes observing neutron star collisions might be the key to identifying the composition of dark matter. One leading theory…
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…
For its Next Trick, Gaia Could Help Detect Background Gravitational Waves in the Universe
Ripples in a pond can be captivating on a nice sunny day as can ripples in the very fabric of…
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…
LISA Will Be a Remarkable Gravitational-Wave Observatory. But There’s a Way to Make it 100 Times More Powerful
A team of researchers with the ESA propose an upgrade for the LISA mission (LISAMax), which could revolutionize gravitational wave…
Gravitational Waves From Colliding Neutron Stars Matched to a Fast Radio Burst
A recent study by an Australian-American team has provided compelling evidence that FRBs may be caused by merging neutron stars.