A newly observed gravitational wave event from the collision of two massive, rapidly spinning black holes forces scientists ...

In October 2024 the network detected a clear signal that pointed back to a merger that occurred 700 million light-years away. The progenitor black holes were 20 and 6 solar masses and the larger ...

Researchers detect the clearest black hole signal to date, enabling tests of Hawking's area theorem and advancing ...

A Skelmorlie artist has presented two new paintings to the University of Glasgow to celebrate the part the institution has played in cosmic history.

A Skelmorlie artist has presented two new paintings to the University of Glasgow to celebrate the part the institution has ...

Pairs of black holes have been detected in the past through their gravitational effects, but until now, scientists have never ...

A Scottish artist has donated two new paintings to the University of Glasgow to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the first detection of gravitational waves.

Twin black hole collisions detected in 2024 have provided the sharpest-ever test of Einstein’s theory while revealing new details about how black holes form and spin.

Astronomers have detected two extraordinary gravitational wave events that may have come from black holes formed in earlier ...

For the first time, scientists have detected two black hole mergers with spins so unusual they may reveal a new generation of ...

For the first time, scientists have heard the haunting ‘cry’ of two newborn black holes — a sound born from one of the ...

Two recently observed black hole mergers, occurring just weeks apart in late 2024, have opened an extraordinary new window ...