Gravitational waves

Physics
Explore every gravitational wave event spotted so far

By Emily ConoverJanuary 21, 2021
Space
LIGO and Virgo probably spotted the first black hole swallowing up a neutron star

By Emily ConoverAugust 15, 2019
Physics
LIGO is on the lookout for these 8 sources of gravitational waves

By Lisa GrossmanMay 6, 2019
Physics
LIGO and Virgo made 5 likely gravitational wave detections in a month

By Emily ConoverMay 2, 2019
Astronomy
Colliding neutron stars shot a light-speed jet through space

By Lisa GrossmanFebruary 22, 2019
Quantum Physics
LIGO will be getting a quantum upgrade

By Emily ConoverFebruary 15, 2019
Physics
A new gravitational wave detector is almost ready to join the search

By Emily ConoverJanuary 18, 2019
Physics
Scientists’ collection of gravitational waves just got a lot bigger

By Emily ConoverDecember 4, 2018

Astronomy
A neutron star crash may have spawned a black hole

By Maria TemmingJune 1, 2018
Astronomy
This year’s neutron star collision unlocks cosmic mysteries

By Emily ConoverDecember 13, 2017
Physics
Colliding black holes are reported for a fifth time

By Emily ConoverNovember 16, 2017
Cosmology
What detecting gravitational waves means for the expansion of the universe

By Lisa GrossmanOctober 24, 2017
Astronomy
Neutron star collision showers the universe with a wealth of discoveries

By Emily ConoverOctober 16, 2017
Physics
Trio wins physics Nobel Prize for gravitational wave detection

By Emily ConoverOctober 3, 2017
Physics
Trio of detectors tracks gravitational waves to their home

By Emily ConoverSeptember 27, 2017
Astronomy
Rumors swirl that LIGO snagged gravitational waves from a neutron star collision

By Emily ConoverAugust 25, 2017