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Unlocking Cosmic Mysteries: Scientists Develop Innovative New Method To Probe Dark Matter

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research — Wed, 06 Dec 2023 00:26:40 +0000

Dark matter is fundamental to our understanding of the Universe, yet its exact nature remains a mystery. Uncovering the identity of dark matter is a...

Squeezing the Universe: LIGO Breaks the Quantum Limit

Whitney Clavin, Massachusetts Institute of Technology — Fri, 10 Nov 2023 19:46:29 +0000

Researchers using LIGO achieved a landmark in quantum squeezing. In 2015, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory, or LIGO, made history when it made the first...

Ripples in Spacetime: Unraveling the Secrets of Gravitational Waves

Shannon Brescher Shea, U.S. Department of Energy — Sat, 14 Oct 2023 19:48:50 +0000

When two black holes collide, the impact is so big that we can detect it all the way here on Earth. These objects are so...

NASA’s Cosmic Vision: Simulating Our Galaxy Through Gravitational Waves

Francis Reddy, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center — Sun, 24 Sep 2023 23:37:14 +0000

Astronomers using simulated data have produced a glimpse of the sky as it would appear in gravitational waves, cosmic ripples in space-time generated by orbiting...

Cosmic Explorer: A Bigger, Better Gravitational-Wave Detector

Jennifer Chu, Massachusetts Institute of Technology — Fri, 01 Sep 2023 13:50:43 +0000

The MIT-led Cosmic Explorer project aims to detect gravitational waves from the earliest universe. The search for space-shaking ripples in the universe just got a...

A Rumble in the Cosmos: Pulsar Timing Yields Evidence of Cosmic Background Gravitational Waves

University of California - Berkeley — Wed, 16 Aug 2023 04:44:57 +0000

Astrophysicists report evidence that the cosmos is filled with a background of gravitational waves likely due to mergers of supermassive black hole binaries. Researchers from...

Evidence That Earth Is Enveloped in Slow-Rolling Sea of Gravitational Waves

California Institute of Technology (Caltech) — Thu, 10 Aug 2023 03:36:47 +0000

Scientists have reported the first evidence that our Earth and the universe around us are awash in a background of spacetime undulations called gravitational waves....

Unraveling Cosmic Mysteries – New Method Proposed for Measuring Universe Expansion

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research — Mon, 07 Aug 2023 20:56:17 +0000

In 1929, astronomers discovered that galaxies are streaming away from us and each other. They interpreted this observation that the universe is expanding. However, when...

Quantum Squeezing: At the Edge of Physics

Whitney Clavin, California Institute of Technology (Caltech) — Sun, 30 Jul 2023 19:40:09 +0000

New Caltech professor Lee McCuller is making quantum measurements even more precise. From a young age, new Assistant Professor of Physics, Lee McCuller, enjoyed the...

Dying Stars’ Cocoons: A New Unexpected Source of Gravitational Waves

Northwestern University — Sat, 22 Jul 2023 14:23:30 +0000

So far, gravitational waves have been only detected by astrophysicists from binary systems – the fusion of either two black holes, two neutron stars, or...

Unlocking Dark Matter Mysteries Through Gravitational Waves

Royal Astronomical Society — Wed, 12 Jul 2023 20:21:58 +0000

Gravitational waves from merging black holes could unveil the nature of dark matter, according to computer simulations presented at the 2023 National Astronomy Meeting. Using...

Gravitational Waves Detected Using “Cosmic Clocks” and Unseen Spatial Distortions

National Science Foundation — Mon, 10 Jul 2023 16:10:49 +0000

Radio telescope observations of Milky Way pulsars reveal spacetime distortions likely caused by enormous gravitational waves rolling through everything in existence You can’t see or...

Probing the Universe’s Secrets: Key Evidence for NanoHertz Gravitational Waves

Chinese Academy of Sciences — Sun, 02 Jul 2023 13:56:08 +0000

The Chinese Pulsar Timing Array (CPTA) collaboration has identified evidence of nanohertz gravitational waves using the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST). Despite their shorter...

Louder Than Expected: Gravitational Waves From Merging Supermassive Black Holes “Heard” for First Time

Simons Foundation — Thu, 29 Jun 2023 13:16:28 +0000

After 15 years of carefully observing stars called pulsars throughout our galaxy, the NANOGrav collaboration has “heard” the perpetual chorus of gravitational waves rippling through...

Decoding Deep Space Mysteries: Researchers Uncover Potential Link Between Two of Astronomy’s Most Enigmatic Phenomena

University of Nevada, Las Vegas — Tue, 13 Jun 2023 19:15:06 +0000

An international group of researchers has identified a potential link between gravitational waves from neutron star mergers and fast radio bursts. This finding could enhance...

Harnessing Gravitational Waves To Explore the Early Universe and Answer Fundamental Questions in Cosmology

Kavli IPMU — Sat, 10 Jun 2023 22:41:16 +0000

A recent study reveals a new mechanism for the production of gravitational waves, involving oscillons—localized non-linear structures that form from oscillating fields. These oscillons, formed...

Innovation in Gravitational Wave Detectors Could Help Unlock Cosmic Secrets

University of the West of Scotland — Fri, 09 Jun 2023 22:14:49 +0000

Researchers have developed a thin film technology that enhances gravitational wave detector sensitivity. This breakthrough promises to deepen our understanding of the universe, expanding the...

Peering into Cosmic Shadows: BlackGEM Telescopes Join the Hunt for Gravitational Waves

European Southern Observatory (ESO) — Mon, 05 Jun 2023 10:47:46 +0000

The BlackGEM array, a system of three new telescopes located at the European Southern Observatory’s (ESO) La Silla Observatory, has begun operations to detect gravitational...

Upgraded LIGO Reactivated: Resumes Unraveling Universe’s Secrets With Enhanced Gravitational Wave Detection

Chad Hanna, Penn State — Thu, 25 May 2023 20:17:22 +0000

Scientists have reactivated the upgraded Laser Interferometric Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) after a three-year break, improving its ability to measure gravitational waves. These waves offer new...

Strange Quark Matter: Gravitational Waves Hold Clues to the Universe’s Densest Matter

RIKEN — Wed, 17 May 2023 04:00:20 +0000

Gravitational waves could reveal whether the quark soup that existed in the early Universe is created in neutron-star mergers. RIKEN researchers suggest that gravitational-wave signals...

Star-Crossed Black Holes: The Cosmic Collision That Will Shake The Universe

University College London — Fri, 05 May 2023 03:02:41 +0000

Two massive touching stars in a neighboring galaxy are on course to become black holes that will eventually crash together, generating waves in the fabric...

India Approves Construction of Its Own LIGO Gravitational-Wave Detector

California Institute of Technology (Caltech) — Mon, 24 Apr 2023 09:46:06 +0000

India has approved the construction of LIGO-India, a gravitational-wave observatory that will join a global network, enhancing the ability to pinpoint sources of gravitational waves...

Space Interferometer Constellation To Reveal Elusive Gravitational Wave Sources and Unravel the Universe

SISSA (International School for Advanced Studies) — Thu, 30 Mar 2023 22:15:38 +0000

A new SISSA study proposes an array of interferometers in space to detect subtle fluctuations in the background gravitational signals that may reveal the secrets...

Mysterious Physics Revealed: “One of the Most Violent Events You Can Imagine in the Universe”

Johns Hopkins University — Tue, 14 Mar 2023 22:58:42 +0000

Recent simulations of two black holes colliding at close to the speed of light have shed light on the enigmatic physics behind what has been...