Extreme cosmic events such as colliding black holes or the explosions of stars can cause ripples in spacetime, so-called ...

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Gravitational waves ... will be the first space-based observatory specifically designed to detect these waves, marking a major advancement in astrophysics. The unveiling of the Engineering ...

A machine learning method has the potential to revolutionize multi-messenger astronomy. Detecting binary neutron star mergers ...

Exail’s source is due to be deployed in the ground station element of the complex mission, which is currently expected to launch in 2037 and will represent the first ever gravitational wave ...

Astronomers have used space-based telescopes, including NASA's Swift X-ray observatory, to watch a monster black hole spring ...

Although we know that supermassive black holes (millions of times the mass of our sun) lurk at the center of most galaxies, ...

Can scientists build a detector of near-Earth objects that would sense gravitational waves produced by any "dark" objects ...

This effect refers to a permanent shift in the fabric of the universe caused by the passage of space-time ripples known as gravitational waves. Although these waves have already been detected by ...

Einstein's theory of general relativity suggests that the "memory" of ancient events, such as black hole mergers, may be etched into the fabric of space-time by gravitational waves. New research shows ...