Certain ultralight bosons would be expected to put the brakes on black holes, but new…
Browsing: LIGO
The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) is a groundbreaking facility dedicated to the detection of gravitational waves, which are ripples in the fabric of space-time caused by some of the most violent and energetic processes in the Universe. LIGO consists of two massive laser interferometers located in Livingston, Louisiana, and Hanford, Washington. These observatories work in unison to measure the minute ripples in space-time generated by phenomena such as colliding black holes or neutron stars. LIGO’s historical achievement came in 2015 when it made the first-ever direct observation of gravitational waves, confirming a major prediction of Albert Einstein’s 1915 general theory of relativity and opening new avenues for astronomical research and our understanding of the cosmos.
University of Chicago scientist lays out how LIGO gravitational waves could be scrambled, yielding information.…
Identifying primordial ripples would be key to understanding the conditions of the early universe. In…
In 2015, the first direct observation of gravitational waves was made by the Advanced Laser…
New analysis of gravitational-wave data leads to wealth of discoveries. An international research collaboration including…
Over the past five years, astronomy has been revolutionized as scientists have used ripples in…
The Advanced Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (Advanced LIGO) detectors and the Virgo detector have directly…
When two neutron stars slam together, the result is sometimes a black hole that swallows…
Through simulations of a dying star, a team of theoretical physics researchers have found the…
The most massive black hole collision ever detected has been directly observed by the LIGO and VIRGO Scientific…
Researchers suggest a novel process to explain the collision of a large black hole and…
A binary black hole merger likely produced gravitational waves equal to the energy of eight…
Scientists Detect First-of-Its-Kind ‘Intermediate-Mass’ Black Hole An international research collaboration including Northwestern University astronomers has…
Despite the planet’s seeming standstill, graduate students continue to use LIGO to identify astrophysical events.…
Study shows LIGO’s 40-kilogram (88 pounds) mirrors can move in response to tiny quantum effects,…
A black hole around 23 times the size of the Sun has swallowed a mysterious, much smaller astrophysical object, according to new…
For decades astronomers have been puzzled by a gap that lies between neutron stars and…
When the most massive stars die, they collapse under their own gravity and leave behind…