Extra-Long Blasts Challenge Our Theories of Cosmic Cataclysms
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On December 11, 2021, a beam of gamma rays — the most energetic form of light — slammed into NASA’s Swift satellite. Within 120…
On December 11, 2021, a beam of gamma rays — the most energetic form of light — slammed into NASA’s Swift satellite. Within 120…
After a three-year hiatus, scientists in the US have just turned on detectors capable of measuring gravitational waves—tiny…
By measuring gravitational waves, astrophysicists can peek directly into the heart of some of these most spectacular phenomena…
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The first-ever neutron star merger detected by gravitational waves is still giving off X-rays and scientists aren't sure why.
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A year after detecting a neutron star collision, scientists are excited for the future of multi-messenger astronomy and…
RICERCANDO ALL’ESTERO – In astronomia, un fenomeno si dice transiente quando può essere osservato per un breve periodo di tempo…
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International collaboration of astronomers and astrophysicists that ushered in new era of astronomy tops our list of the 10 key…
On Aug. 17, the Laser Interferometry Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) detected the fifth fingerprint of a massive…
On Aug. 17, the Laser Interferometry Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) detected the fifth fingerprint of a massive…
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Neutronstjärnor smälter samman. Illustration: NSF/LIGO/Sonoma State University/A. SimonnetNär två små stjärnor i en galax en…
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The first direct detection of gravitational waves was announced in February of 2015 by the LIGO team, after decades of planning…
Last week Cassandra Willyard wrote that space bores her, and argued that astronomy writers need to highlight the human drama to…
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Sean Carroll in Preposterous Universe: Everyone is rightly excited about the latest gravitational-wave discovery. The LIGO…
Minute-by-minute account of how more than 70 telescopes focused on GW170817
For the first time, astronomers have observed the source of gravitational waves, created by the merger of two neutron stars.
Everyone is rightly excited about the latest gravitational-wave discovery. The LIGO observatory, recently joined by its…
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Artist’s illustration of two merging neutron stars. The narrow beams represent the gamma-ray burst while the rippling spacetime…
First simultaneous electromagnetic and gravitational wave observationPlease watch here, look at the LIGO Twitter account, LIGO…
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