A New Calibration Source for Gravitational Wave Missions
Astronomers from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics have detected a pair of white dwarf stars that orbit in about 20 minutes and that can be…
Gravitational Waves News
Gemini Reveals a Hidden Gravitational Wave Source
Using the Gemini Multi-Object Spectrograph on the Gemini North telescope and the Blue Channel spectrograph on the 6.5-meter MMT Telescope, astronomers have identified one of…
Precise Measurement of a Neutron Star Moves Astronomers Closer to Proving Gravitational Waves
New research from University of Warwick and Monash University reveals precise measurements of a rapidly rotating neutron star and moves astronomers a step closer to…
Three Closely Orbiting Supermassive Black Holes Could Help in the Search for Gravitational Waves
An international team of astronomers discovered three closely orbiting supermassive black holes that could help in the search for gravitational waves. An international team, including…
Researchers Discover the First Direct Evidence of Cosmic Inflation
Researchers have discovered the first direct evidence of cosmic inflation, confirming a deep connection between quantum mechanics and general relativity. Almost 14 billion years ago,…
Supersensitive Detectors to Aid in the Discovery of Gravitational Waves
Physicists around the world are currently focused on the commissioning of three enormous supersensitive detectors that will aid in the discovery of gravitational waves tenfold…
Improvements to LIGO Detector Will Allow Scientists to ‘Listen’ to Black Holes Forming
Enhanced sensitivity of the LIGO gravitational wave detector will allow researchers to listen to the Big Bang and to black holes forming throughout the universe….
New Concept Improves Gravitational Wave Detectors
Physicists have developed a new concept to improve the sensitivity of gravitational-wave detectors. Laser interferometers detect tiny distance changes with high precision. Stray light reduces…
Simulation Shows What Happens in the Last Stages of a Black Hole Merger
A recently published study uses computer simulations to show for the first time what happens in the magnetized gas (plasma) in the last stages of…
Pair of Eclipsing White Dwarfs Produce Gravitational Waves
Discovered last year in system J0651, two white dwarf stars are so close together that they make a complete orbit in less than 13 minutes…
Gravitational Wave Detection
The hunt for gravitational waves continues to move forward as theoretical studies and enhancements to gravitational wave detectors help guide researchers. Astronomers have long relied…