Light from LIGO’s neutron star smashup just got even brighter
The gravitational wave event from August still has surprises in store. Its light is three times brighter now, which may change how we think of gamma ray bursts
Giant star smash-up may have made the biggest neutron star ever
The collision that produced recent gravitational waves may have left behind the biggest neutron star ever seen. But it might have collapsed into a black hole
The 5 biggest discoveries from the hunt for gravitational waves
Detecting gravitational waves has given us a new way to observe the universe by listening to ripples in space-time. Here are five of the biggest finds from LIGO
Latest gravitational wave isn’t from neutron stars after all
Recent speculation about the latest gravitational wave experiments suggested they may have seen a neutron star merger, but it’s another black hole smashup
A Year in Dark Energy, Antimatter, and Gravitational Waves
Colliding Black Holes Tell the New Story of Stars
Mining Black Hole Collisions for Hints of the Elusive Axion
LIGO Has Detected Gravitational Waves for the Second Time
Even Einstein Didn’t Think Gravitational Waves Existed
The path from a revolutionary set of equations to the detection of gravitational waves was strewn with obstacles and controversy.
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6 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Gravitational Waves
There are so many cool aspects of LIGO's detection of gravitational waves. Here are six ideas for you to consider.
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