The dream of finding life on an alien Earth-like world is hampered by a number of technical challenges. Not the least of ...

LISA (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna) will be the first space-based gravitational wave interferometer. It will operate at low-frequency ranges and is made up of three spacecraft in a ...

A novel way to find aliens might be through gravitational wave detection, Loeb says. He is interested in laser interferometry ...

We all know that black holes can devour stars, rip them apart and consume their remnants. But that only happens if a star ...

The quasi-periodic eruptions of X-rays from a black hole 300 million light-years away are unlike any researchers have ever ...

A supermassive black hole dormant for decades has just awakened in a distant galaxy. This sudden activation provides a unique ...

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

CCSN gravitational waves would be especially useful because ... the proposed space-based Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) are better because they have better sensitivity in the lower ...

A distant massive black hole erupted to life, releasing record-breaking X-ray flares in a stunning cosmic event.

A distant galaxy that lay quiet for decades has suddenly stirred, lighting up in dramatic bursts that have caught astronomers ...

Astronomers are investigating the longest and most energetic bursts of X-rays seen from a newly awakened black hole. Watching this strange behavior unfold in real time offers a unique opportunity to ...