New gravitational-wave measurement brings astronomers closer to resolving the Hubble tension
For more than a decade, astronomers have been divided over a deceptively simple question: how fast is the…
What happens at the edge of a black hole? Astronomers may be close to finding out
There is no sound in space, but black holes can still sing. When two black holes collide, their…
Black hole collision lets scientists probe the event horizon for the first time
Black holes do their most important work in hiding. The boundary that defines them, the event horizon, seals…
Listening for the echoes of black holes | MIT News
Black holes are often misunderstood to be just that: dark and mysterious voids that are somehow akin to…
Scientists use Einstein’s equations to reveal what came before the Big Bang
Some of the hardest questions in cosmology begin where the usual math gives up. Push Einstein’s theory far…
Quantum sensor neutralizes laser noise for dark matter and gravitational wave detection
Finding out what the universe is actually made of remains one of the ultimate frontiers in modern physics.…
Astronomers Unveil Record-Breaking Haul of 161 New Black Hole Collisions
A major new release of gravitational-wave detections is offering researchers an unprecedented view of some of the universe’s…
Physicists believe that warp drive could exist in the next 100 years
Warp drive has long lived in science fiction, but physicists now treat it as a real, if deeply…
Scientists May Have Found Dark Matter’s Fingerprint in a Black Hole Collision
Gravitational waves from colliding black holes may hold subtle clues about one of the universe’s greatest mysteries: dark…
Faint black hole ‘ringing’ provides a sharper test of Einstein’s gravity
When two black holes crash together, the violence does not end at impact. The newly formed black hole…
Gravitational wave detectors can now tune themselves using black holes
Gravitational wave researchers working on the world’s most sensitive scientific instruments have found a way to tune their…
A new way to spot signs of dark matter | MIT News
Dark matter is thought to make up most of the matter in the universe, but the only way…