Using National Science Foundation (NSF) radio telescopes, we may now have resolved an outstanding question about the cosmos
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Astronomers prepare two space-borne tools that will investigate behemoth black holes
Two future ESA missions will provide a unique insight into enormous cosmic collisions with black holes
Deep Space
Gravitational wave ejections appear to be more frequent than first thought
The LIGO and Virgo collaboration has observed more cosmic collisions after their equipment upgrades in April 2019
Deep Space
Astronomers spot the signal of two distant neutron stars merging
The merger sent an intense flash of radiation into the cosmos, picked up by NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory
Astronomy
LIGO and Virgo are back in business to search for more gravitational waves
After upgrading the mirrors, lasers and other important components, the hunt for ripples in space and time is back on
Deep Space
Astronomers discover a cosmic relative to a gravitational wave source
A source with remarkable similarities to GW170817, the first source identified to emit gravitational waves and light, has been discovered
Deep Space
Astronomers propose new way of measuring the universe’s expansion
Signals from rare black hole-neutron star pairs could pinpoint rate at which universe is growing
Space Exploration
LISA Pathfinder outshone its expectations
The new results have laid excellent foundations for ESA’s future LISA mission in 2034
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Do gravitational waves suggest a bang at the end of the universe? Find out in the latest issue, available now from all good supermarkets and newsagents
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FREE PREVIEW: All About Space issue 71
World-leading astronomers reveal the likelihood that ET has finally phoned home in the latest issue of All About Space – out now!
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Astronomers spot light created by gravitational waves for the first time
Marking the beginning of a new era in astrophysics, scientists have detected ripples in space-time and electromagnetic radiation, or light, from the same event
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Astronomers detect gravitational waves from merging neutron stars for first time
Before now, the ripples in space-time had only been detected from black-hole mergers
Deep Space
New gravitational wave detection reveals ripples from black hole smash
This is the first three-detector observations made of these waves in the fabric of space-time
Deep Space
Astronomers discover closest-ever supermassive black hole pairing
The system resides in spiral galaxy NGC 7674, which is located about 400 million light years from Earth
Space Exploration
Gravitational waves mission slated for launch in 2034
ESA and NASA have green lit the LISA mission, striving to uncover the secrets of the ripples in the fabric of space-time
Deep Space
LIGO detects gravitational waves for the third time
This is the most distant gravitational wave source detected yet
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LISA Pathfinder to be used as ‘comet crumb’ detector
The mission has successfully demonstrated critical technologies needed to build a space-based observatory capable of detecting slight ripples in space-time
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Earth’s Moon could have formed from little moonlets
Our natural satellite could be the last in a series of moons that orbited our planet in the past
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LIGO observatory continues hunt for gravitational waves
The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory has turned back on and resumed its search for ripples in the fabric of space and time
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Gravitational waves detected from second pair of colliding black holes
Scientists have observed ripples in the fabric of space-time for the second time