Astronomers Are ‘Racing Against Time’ as Humanity Clogs the Air With Radio Signals
Credit to Author: Jacob Dubé| Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2017 13:00:00 +0000
Interference is playing havoc with radio telescopes.
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Scientists Have Detected an Entirely New Type of Gravitational Wave
Credit to Author: Becky Ferreira| Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2017 14:03:50 +0000
Astronomers capture both a gravitational wave and optical imagery from the energetic union of two neutron stars in a distant galaxy.
Read moreNobel Prize in Physics Recognizes the Dawn of a Whole New Kind of Astronomy
Credit to Author: Becky Ferreira| Date: Tue, 03 Oct 2017 15:22:29 +0000
Rainer Weiss, Kip Thorne, and Barry Barish are named for leading the effort to detect gravitational waves.
Read moreThese Black Holes Merged Nearly Two Billion Years Ago and We Have the Receipts
Credit to Author: Becky Ferreira| Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2017 18:11:13 +0000
The newest gravitational wave discovery is the first to involve three detectors.
Read moreLIGO’s Four Gravitational Wave Detections Come From Off-Kilter Black Hole Mergers
Credit to Author: Becky Ferreira| Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2017 17:00:00 +0000
“You don’t write a paper saying: This is awesome! But we kind of have that feeling. It’s definitely a frontier.”
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