The Gravitational Wave Detectors Enter a Technological Upgrade Battle

This discovery not only won the Nobel Prize in Physics but also opened a new era in gravitational wave astronomy. Since then, ...

‘Black-hole hunting machine:’ A decade of breakthroughs at Eastern WA observatory

LIGO observatory near Richland confirmed Einstein’s theory of relativity, it also has proven one of Hawking’s theorems.

A 'kick' shot a black hole through space. Scientists measured its speed and direction

For the first time, scientists measured a newborn black hole that "kicked" off into space after 2 larger black holes merged together.
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Scientists Detect Strange Signal in Gravitational Waves

For the first time, astrophysicists have measured the recoil resulting from the birth of a new black hole that formed from ...

A Decade of Gravitational Wave Discovery: Dr. Carl Blair's Pivotal Role

In a groundbreaking moment for astrophysics, a decade ago, our understanding of the universe transformed dramatically with the detection of gravitational waves. This pivotal event was witnessed by Dr.
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Animation Of Black Hole Merger Emitting Gravitational Waves

This black hole merger animation was created using data collected by the LIGO and Virgo gravitational wave detectors, an ...

A decade ago, our view of the universe changed completely. And this WA scientist was there for it

It has been 10 years since the discovery of gravitational waves, which were eventually traced back to a merger of two black ...
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Animation Of Black Hole Merger Emiting Gravitational Waves

This black hole merger animation was created using data collected by the LIGO and Virgo gravitational wave detectors on April 12th, 2019, an observation designated GW190412. Credits: © N. Fischer, H.
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Fifty Years Later, Stephen Hawking’s 1971 Black Hole Theory Finally Confirmed by a Rare and Powerful Cosmic Collision

A black hole merger detected with record-breaking clarity has just confirmed a bold theory Stephen Hawking proposed over 50 ...
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6 Breakthrough Gravitational-Wave Discoveries Advancing Astronomy

Ripples in spacetime now give astronomy a second sense. The network listens to collisions, maps a low-frequency background ...

Scientists finally confirm Hawking’s black hole law strengthening Einstein’s theory of gravity

Ten years ago, astronomers made history when they first detected ripples in spacetime, called gravitational waves, from the ...
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Colossal collisions in space send shockwaves through the universe: Gravitational waves break records with new observations

Gravitational waves shake the very fabric of the universe when black holes collide. Today we measure these events and use them to understand the cosmos. Now University of Copenhagen researchers and ...