Black Hole “ringing” could put Einstein’s theory to its toughest test
A newly merged black hole does not become quiet at once. It vibrates, sheds energy through gravitational waves…
Many black holes had past lives, new research shows | MIT News
When a star dies, a black hole is born. This has been the textbook origin story for most…
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…
The biggest black holes grow by crashing into each other over and over again
Some of the biggest black holes ever picked up through gravitational waves may not have formed in a…
Astronomers discover three distinct groups of merging black holes
Black hole collisions do not appear to come from one simple cosmic recipe. After studying more than 150…
“One of the Most Titanic Blasts in the Cosmos”: Gravitational Waves Support a “Forbidden Range” of Stellar Obliteration
Gravitational waves reveal an explosive “forbidden range” of stellar destruction so powerful that not even a black hole…
Expanding catalog of black hole collisions is rewriting the history of the universe
Between May 2023 and January 2024, a global network of gravitational-wave detectors picked up 128 new cosmic signals,…
Scientists just doubled our catalog of black hole and neutron star collisions
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International collaboration doubles detection of cosmic collisions | Innovate UK
An international team of researchers has announced a significant advancement in gravitational-wave astronomy, with the detection of 128…