gravitational waves
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An Astrophysicist Explains That Whole Deal with the Colliding Black Holes and Gravity Waves
Professor Alan Duffy explains the method behind the gravitational scientific discovery
Why Gravitational Physicists Don't Sleep at Night
Meeting the people behind the gravitational wave discovery.
Scientists Detect Gravitational Waves, Confirming Einstein's Theory About Ripples in the Space-Time Continuum
The collision of two black holes 1.3 billion years ago shook the fabric of space and time so violently that the ripples were picked up by specialized observatories in Washington state and Louisiana on Sept. 14.
Gravitational Waves Have Been Detected, a Century After Einstein Predicted Them
Listen to the sound of two black holes colliding.
Einstein’s Last Great Unproven Theory May Well Be Resolved Tomorrow
We are about 99.9999 percent sure gravitational waves have been detected. GET HYPE.
Dark Energy May Be Distorting Our View of Gravitational Waves
Waves traveling through expanding space-time should look different than waves traveling through static space-time.
100 Years After Einstein's Relativity, We're Still Just Figuring Gravity Out
The most apparent of forces is still far and away the most mysterious of them.
New Pulsar Observations: Still No Gravitational Waves
Australian astrophysicists come away empty handed, but the search is far from over.
How Physicists Measure Gravitational Waves
Catching a glimpse of the weakest fundamental force in action isn't easy.
What Is a Gravitational Wave Detector, and Why Do We Want to Send One to Space?
ESA is getting ready to launch LISA Pathfinder, a mission that will test the technology for a million-kilometer-large gravitational wave detector.