Gravitational wave background of the universe heard for the 1st …
Jun 29, 2023 · Astronomers have heard the faint hum of gravitational waves from merging supermassive black holes using a galaxy-sized antenna of millisecond pulsars in the Milky Way. The discovery confirms...
Giant gravitational waves: why scientists are so excited - Nature
Jun 30, 2023 · Four teams of astrophysicists have found hints of very long gravitational waves warping the Galaxy, possibly from binary supermassive black holes. These waves could reveal the history of cosmic...
Astrophysicists present first evidence of gravitational wave ...
Jun 28, 2023 · A team of astrophysicists, including Yale's Chiara Mingarelli, found the first direct evidence of a gravitational wave background in the universe. The discovery confirms standard models of galaxy formation and black hole growth, and opens a …
After 15 years, pulsar timing yields evidence of cosmic gravitational ...
Jun 28, 2023 · At least one group — the North American Nanohertz Observatory for Gravitational Waves collaboration — has found compelling evidence that the precise rhythms of these pulsars are affected by the stretching and squeezing of spacetime by …
New class of gravitational waves could reveal supermassive black ... - NPR
Jun 29, 2023 · Scientists say they've found evidence of a very long gravitational wave that could open a window onto supermassive black holes — and perhaps even other extreme, unseen objects in the universe.
The discovery of the gravitational wave background has …
Jul 3, 2023 · On Thursday, June 28, the North American Nanohertz Observatory for Gravitational Waves (NANOGrav) revealed the detection of low-frequency gravitational waves, a historic breakthrough that...
Monster gravitational waves spotted for first time - Nature
Jun 29, 2023 · Researchers have found evidence of space-time ripples from distant galaxies using pulsars as clocks. The waves are thousands of times stronger and longer than those detected by LIGO, and could...
Scientists have finally ‘heard’ the chorus of gravitational waves …
Jun 29, 2023 · Scientists have finally ‘heard’ the chorus of gravitational waves that ripple through the universe. Albert Einstein predicted that when really heavy objects move through space-time — the fabric...
The Cosmos Is Thrumming With Gravitational Waves, …
Jun 28, 2023 · Gravitational waves are created by any object that spins, such as the rotating remnants of stellar corpses, orbiting black holes or even two people “doing a do-si-do,” Dr. Mingarelli said.
Astronomers ‘hear’ the celestial choir of gravitational waves ... - CNN
Jun 29, 2023 · Astronomers have been able to “hear” the celestial hum of powerful gravitational waves, created by collisions between black holes, echoing across the universe for the first time.