TOPICSGravitational waves

Gravitational waves

Scientists are learning about star formation by studying a neighbor of the Milky Way, a small galaxy named Leo P
Space

Webb reveals star formation in a low-mass galaxy

Amit Malewar

This tiny galaxy is answering some big questions.

gravitational effect
Physics

Gravity can exist without mass, researcher shows, for the first time

Amit Malewar

Mitigating the need for hypothetical dark matter.

quantum gravity
Quantum Physics

Groundbreaking study reveals quantum secrets of gravity

Pranjal Malewar

The quantum nature of gravity.

Graviton
Quantum Physics

A new way to capture physicists’ most wanted particle — the graviton

Pranjal Malewar

Next-generation quantum sensors can catch a single one.

Fantasy style galaxy background
Space

Study sheds light on the origin of low-frequency gravitational waves

Amit Malewar

A 'supercool' secret about the Big Bang.

spinning star
Space

Collapsing stars could be the new source of detectable gravitational wave

Amit Malewar

These new sources of gravitational waves just await discovery.

A detailed visualization of Einsteins theory of general relativity
Space

Advancing gravitational wave detection: Probing neutron star and black hole collisions

Amit Malewar

Alerts can now be sent less than 30 seconds after detection.

gravity gradient map
Space

How did the moon turn itself inside out?

Amit Malewar

More of a choose-your-own adventure novel.

Universe System Realistic Composition
Space

Neutron star mergers: New physics signals

Amit Malewar

With implications for determining the true nature of dark matter.

aesthetic background with abstract neon led light effect
Space

Scientists verified an important property of black holes

Amit Malewar

The team analyzed data from the heaviest black hole merger detected so far.

fabric of space-time
Space

Strong hints of monster gravitational waves warping the Galaxy

Amit Malewar

A collective hum of gravitational waves from many pairs of merging black holes throughout the universe.

Artist's concept of a collection of pulsars
Space

Evidence of a universal background of gravitational waves

Amit Malewar

The waves oscillate very slowly over years and even decades.

Image illustration of black hole
Space

Predicting the masses of the largest supermassive black holes in the universe

Amit Malewar

Some can get really big.

heavy neutron stars
Space

General neutron star structure revealed

Pranjal Malewar

Cosmic chocolate pralines!

Matter in Neutron Star Collisions
Space

New model for matter in neutron star collisions

Amit Malewar

As dense as it gets!

Image showing black hole
Space

A binary supermassive black hole system discovered in blazar

Amit Malewar

The system could be the site of future gravitational wave detection.

schematic of the apparatus
Technology

New laser mode sensor to probe the interiors of neutron stars

Pranjal Malewar

New laser breakthrough to help to understand gravitational waves.

Image illustrating gravitational wave
Space

Continuous gravitational waves in the lab

Amit Malewar

Explaining the hunt for continuous gravitational waves.

Gravitational wave detector
Space

Using Moon’s orbit as a Gravitational Wave Detector

Amit Malewar

Gravitational waves offer details on some of the most violent events in the Universe. Existing gravitational wave detectors scan different frequency ranges. Although, some...

Image showing two black holes merging
Space

Scientists unveiled the largest number of gravitational waves ever detected

Amit Malewar

A tsunami of gravitational waves.

Artist's depiction of a neutron star.
Space

Mountains on neutron stars are only a fraction of a millimeter tall

Amit Malewar

These results show how neutron stars truly are remarkably spherical objects.

collision of two black holes
AI & Machine Learning

Detecting gravitational waves using AI

Amit Malewar

This work highlights the significant value of data infrastructure to the scientific community.

a double neutron star merger
Space

Determining the birth population of double neutron stars

Amit Malewar

Deciphering the lives of double neutron stars in radio and gravitational wave astronomy.

Revealing the secrets of a portion of the world's first color photos
Technology

Revealing the secrets of a portion of the world’s first color photos

Amit Malewar

EPFL researchers have shed new light on one of the earliest color photography techniques, G. Lippmann’s Nobel Prize–winning multispectral imaging method.

Representative illustration of the Earth embedded in space-time which is deformed by the background gravitational waves
Space

What can gravitational waves reveal about dark matter?

Amit Malewar

Scientists of the PRISMA+ Cluster of Excellence analyze data from the gravitational wave observatory NANOGrav.

Artistic representation of a collision of two boson stars, together with the gravitational waves emitted
Space

The heaviest black hole collision might be a boson star merger, study

Amit Malewar

The result would provide the first observational evidence for a long sought dark matter candidate.

Cygnus X-1 system
Space

First black hole ever detected is more massive than we thought

Amit Malewar

The study questions astronomers what they know about the Universe’s most mysterious objects.

first faint evidence of gravitational waves
Space

Gravitational waves detected from gigantic, colliding black holes

Amit Malewar

Astronomers find possible hints of gravitational waves.

Primordial gravitational waves
Space

Sifting out the universe’s first gravitational waves

Amit Malewar

Identifying primordial ripples would be key to understanding the conditions of the early universe.

GW190521
Space

A signal from what may be the most massive black hole merger yet

Amit Malewar

A “bang” in LIGO and Virgo detectors signals most massive gravitational-wave source yet.

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