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The LIGO and Virgo Scientific Collaboration has detected gravitational waves coming from the most massive black hole collision that it’s ever recorded. The end result created a gargantuan black hole that belongs to a new class.Continue ReadingCategory:… Continue reading Gravitational waves signal most massive black hole collision ever recorded
Physics is mostly divided into two areas – classical physics describes how large objects and systems work on a scale that we see every day, while quantum physics describes the “spooky” subatomic world. Now, scientists have observed a rare crossover, wh… Continue reading Tiny quantum fluctuations observed moving 40-kg mirror
Astronomers have observed a bright flash of light from space, which appears to have come from a collision between two black holes. And that’s surprising, considering that black holes are famously dark objects.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTag… Continue reading Astronomers witness black hole collision give off unexpected light
The LIGO-Virgo collaboration has reported a very strange gravitational wave signal. Most of these come from mergers between two black holes or two neutron stars, but this signal appears to have come from a black hole swallowing some unknown object, wit… Continue reading Black hole eats mystery object in latest gravitational wave detection
For the first time, scientists have managed to pick up higher harmonics accompanying the cosmic song that rings out through the universe. The LIGO and Virgo gravitational wave detectors have been listening to this song for years, and after a round of u… Continue reading Upgraded LIGO hears new tones in the gravitational wave song
Astronomers have detected a gravitational wave signal that appears to have been caused by a black hole swallowing a neutron star. Aside from being an incredible cosmic cataclysm to witness, this detection is important for another reason: it m… Continue reading Gravitational waves point to a black hole swallowing a neutron star
Gravitational waves are usually detected as they sweep across Earth after whatever cataclysmic event created them, but now astronomers have found a likely source before the waves become detectable. Using Caltech’s Zwicky Transient Facility (Z… Continue reading Binary white dwarfs are waltzing fast enough to distort spacetime itself
It can take huge equipment to detect the tiniest things, and that’s particularly true when it comes to gravitational waves. The LIGO detector uses 4-km-long (2.5-mi) arms to pick up distortions just a thousandth of the width of a proton. But … Continue reading Tabletop-sized gravitational wave detector could shed light on dark matter
A statistical analysis of 740 supernovas found that black holes can only account for 40 percent of dark matter in the universe, putting another nail in the coffin for the MACHOs theory of dark matter. Continue reading Black Holes Can’t Account for Missing Dark Matter in the Universe
The supermassive black hole at the galactic core seems to have an abundance of smaller black hole friends. Continue reading Around 10,000 Black Holes Are at the Center of the Galaxy, Study Says