gravitational waves
The European Space Agency Will Launch Laser-Bots to Study Ripples in Spacetime
After decades of delay and budget constraints, the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) is a go.
One of the Greatest Cosmic Mysteries Was Solved By David Shoemaker’s Device
LIGO's detection of gravitational waves was an achievement comparable to Galileo’s telescope. Meet the man whose team built the detector.
AAAS CEO to Young Scientists: Speak Up. Keep Focused. Carry On.
Rush Holt, former Congressman and physicist, explains how scientists should move forward under the Trump Administration.
Gravitational Waves Are Just Everyday Astrophysics Now
This week's announcement of a second LIGO detection is likely just the start.
Tests Show We Could Build a Humongous Gravitational Wave Detector in Space
The LISA Pathfinder mission boasts results more than five times better than its requirements.
Some Astrophysicists Think LIGO May Have Spotted a Dark Matter Signal
Revisiting a fringe theory of black holes and missing matter.
Did LIGO's Gravitational Waves Really Come from Merging Black Holes?
We can't give up on gravastars yet, argues a new paper.
Europe Is Testing Its Gravitational Wave Detector Tech in Space
The LISA Pathfinder mission is testing technology for a different type of gravitational wave detector—1.5 million kilometres from Earth.
This Composer Made Music Out of Gravitational Waves
Arthur Jeffes collaborated with NASA astrophysicists to turn a billion-year-old star signals into music.