Black hole shadows and gravitational waves both confirm Einstein’s general relativity remains accurate. General relativity,…
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OzGrav, short for the ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery, is an Australian research center dedicated to the study of gravitational waves, which are ripples in spacetime caused by some of the universe’s most violent and energetic processes. Established in 2017, OzGrav’s main focus is on advancing our understanding of gravitational waves through international collaborations, leveraging facilities like the Advanced LIGO (Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory). The center engages in a broad range of activities, including developing new technologies to improve gravitational wave detectors, exploring the astrophysical implications of gravitational wave observations, and educating the next generation of scientists in this emerging field. OzGrav aims to harness these cosmic phenomena to unlock new knowledge about black holes, neutron stars, and the fundamental laws of physics.
New simulations suggest Eta Carinae’s nebula likely formed from a stellar merger in a triple…
Distant galaxies used as ‘locator pins’ to detect ‘invisible’ gas cloud. Half of the universe’s…
Astronomers from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery (OzGrav) and CSIRO have…
Some black hole mergers may originate from triple star systems, where two sequential mergers occur.…
A group of international scientists, including an Australian astrophysicist, has used know-how from gravitational-wave astronomy…
In 2015, the first direct observation of gravitational waves was made by the Advanced Laser…
Over the past five years, astronomy has been revolutionized as scientists have used ripples in…
In a recently published study, a team of researchers led by the ARC Centre of…
The Advanced Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (Advanced LIGO) detectors and the Virgo detector have directly…
Rapidly rotating, asymmetric neutron stars that undergo free precession can produce both modulated pulse signals…
Massive stars end their lives with energetic explosions known as supernova explosions. ‘Stripped-envelope supernovae’ show…
A team of gravitational-wave scientists led by the ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave…
A new study has developed an innovative method to detect colliding supermassive black holes in…
Massive stars are larger than about 10 times the mass of the Sun and are…
A new study makes a compelling case for the development of “NEMO”—a new observatory in…
Gravitational waves are ripples in space-time that come in many forms. So far, short-duration gravitational…
A cutting-edge vibration sensor may improve the next generation of gravitational-wave detectors to find the…