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Deep Space

Rare discovery! Three monster black holes are about to collide

They’re at the core of a triple galaxy merger one billion light years from Earth

Astronomy

Astronomers are using an asteroid survey to also search for massive mergers

When notified of a gravitational wave detection, SAGUARO will attempt to find optical evidence of the aftermath

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

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 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

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

Goodbye, LISA Pathfinder: ESA deactivates gravitational wave mission

The spacecraft has been switched off as planned on the evening of 18 July, ending its successful mission which surpassed all expectations

News

Space telescope captures mysterious cosmic explosion

An odd flash of X-rays has been discovered by NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory in the deepest X-ray image ever obtained

News

Astronomers clock the spin rate of a supermassive black hole

The rotational rate of one of the most massive black holes in the universe has been measured

News

LIGO’s twin black holes may have been born inside a single star

“It’s the cosmic equivalent of a pregnant woman carrying twins inside her belly,” says Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb

News

BREAKING: Gravitational waves detected for the very first time

The finding confirms a major prediction of Albert Einstein’s 1915 general theory of relativity and opens an unprecedented new window to the universe

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