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Browsing: Gravitational Waves
Gravitational waves are ripples in the fabric of spacetime caused by some of the most violent and energetic processes in the Universe. Albert Einstein first predicted their existence in 1916 based on his theory of general relativity, which describes gravity as the curvature of spacetime caused by mass. Gravitational waves are generated by specific types of movement between massive objects, such as the spiraling and merging of neutron stars or black holes. These waves travel at the speed of light and carry information about their origins, as well as about the nature of gravity itself.
Astronomers using simulated data have produced a glimpse of the sky as it would appear…
The MIT-led Cosmic Explorer project aims to detect gravitational waves from the earliest universe. The…
Astrophysicists report evidence that the cosmos is filled with a background of gravitational waves likely…
Scientists have reported the first evidence that our Earth and the universe around us are…
In 1929, astronomers discovered that galaxies are streaming away from us and each other. They…
New Caltech professor Lee McCuller is making quantum measurements even more precise. From a young…
So far, gravitational waves have been only detected by astrophysicists from binary systems – the…
Gravitational waves from merging black holes could unveil the nature of dark matter, according to…
Radio telescope observations of Milky Way pulsars reveal spacetime distortions likely caused by enormous gravitational…
The Chinese Pulsar Timing Array (CPTA) collaboration has identified evidence of nanohertz gravitational waves using…
After 15 years of carefully observing stars called pulsars throughout our galaxy, the NANOGrav collaboration…
An international group of researchers has identified a potential link between gravitational waves from neutron…
A recent study reveals a new mechanism for the production of gravitational waves, involving oscillons—localized…
Researchers have developed a thin film technology that enhances gravitational wave detector sensitivity. This breakthrough…
The BlackGEM array, a system of three new telescopes located at the European Southern Observatory’s…
Scientists have reactivated the upgraded Laser Interferometric Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) after a three-year break, improving…
Gravitational waves could reveal whether the quark soup that existed in the early Universe is…