Researchers have detected a signal from what may be the most massive black hole merger yet observed in gravitational waves. The product of the merger is the first clear detection …read more Source:: Science
Tag: gravitational waves
Listening to the quantum vacuum
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•Since the historic finding of gravitational waves from two black holes colliding over a billion light years away was made in 2015, physicists are advancing knowledge about the limits on …read more Source:: Science
Gravitational waves will settle cosmic conundrum
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•Measurements of gravitational waves from approximately 50 binary neutron stars over the next decade will definitively resolve an intense debate about how quickly our universe is expanding, according to new …read more Source:: Science
Gravitational waves could shed light on the origin of black holes
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•The detection of gravitational waves has given astronomers a new way of looking at the universe, and a new study shows how these ripples in the fabric of spacetime might …read more Source:: Science
Hubble observes source of gravitational waves for the first time
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•The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has observed for the first time the source of a gravitational wave, created by the merger of two neutron stars. This merger created a kilonova …read more Source:: Science
Astronomers strike cosmic gold, confirm origin of precious metals in neutron star mergers
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•What many thought would be a long way off, the detection of gravitational waves from the merger of binary neutron stars, actually happened on Aug. 17. The observation of a …read more Source:: Science