When notified of a gravitational wave detection, SAGUARO will attempt to find optical evidence of the aftermath
Astronomy
Astronomy
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
Astronomy
Protons strongly influence the behaviour of neutron stars
It is thought that in the densest stars in the universe, neutron stars, are more strongly controlled by a small fraction of protons