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Sharper gravitational-wave analysis promises clearer insights into black hole collisions
A new method to analyze gravitational-wave data could transform how we study some of the universe's most extreme events—black ...
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First Space-Based Gravitational Wave Detector Begins Construction
L ast month, work began on the world’s first space-based gravitational wave detector. The European Space Agency and partner ...
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Gravitational waves reveal most massive black hole merger ever detected — one 'forbidden' by current models
The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) is no stranger to making history and breaking records. In 2015 ...
WA senator fighting to save Nobel Prize-winning Tri-Cities observatory
The Trump administration has called for shutting down either a Tri-Cities, WA, or Louisiana observatory that work in tandem.
Scientists record a black hole collision they weren’t sure was possible
The largest black hole collision ever recorded has scientists' jaws on the floor — and scratching their heads.
Observatory at risk from Trump cuts helps make stunning black hole discovery
The LIGO Hanford Observatory near the Tri-Cities and its twin in Louisiana detected ripples of time and space passing through ...
Gravitational Waves Create A 'Cosmic Symphony' That Scientists Are Tuning Into
Scientists are using pulsars to detect the gravitational wave 'hum' created from supermassive black hole mergers. Credit: National Science Foundation (NSF) ...