Scientists Detect Strange Signal in Gravitational Waves
For the first time, astrophysicists have measured the recoil — or “kick,” in the parlance — resulting from…
Scientists Detect Strange Signal in Gravitational Waves
For the first time, astrophysicists have measured the recoil — or “kick,” in the parlance — resulting from…
A ‘kick’ shot a black hole through space. Scientists measured its speed and direction
Scientists have for the first time ever succeeded in getting some data on a newborn black hole that…
Gravitational waves help scientists measure newborn black hole’s ‘kick’
The historic finding comes about a decade after the first detection of gravitational waves performed by a famous…
Einstein predicted it, Hawking confirmed: Black hole collision proves both
PARIS, Sept 12 — Ripples in spacetime sent hurtling through the universe when two black holes smash into…
Black hole collision confirms decades-old predictions by Einstein and Hawking
Astronomers have detected a collision between two black holes in unprecedented detail, offering the clearest view yet into…
Astronomers Uncover “Mysterious Giant” Lurking Behind Binary Black Holes
Binary black hole merger near a supermassive black hole. Credit: SHAO GW190814’s gravitational waves suggest a hidden supermassive…
Ripples from the Big Bang could transform our understanding of the universe — and we may be close to detecting them
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Scientists Found a Black Hole That Shouldn’t Exist. Now Physics Has a Problem.
Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Over the past decade, the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA (LVK) network has…
Scientists measure largest ever collision of two black holes
Two black holes have collided far beyond the distant edge of the Milky Way, creating the biggest merger…
The most massive black hole merger ever seen
In a breathtaking leap for astrophysics, the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA (LVK) Collaboration has recorded the loudest roar ever heard across…
Astrophysicists Detect Gravitational Waves from Most Massive Black Hole Merger to Date
Using twin detectors of NSF’s Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO), astrophysicists with the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA (LVK) Collaboration have detected…