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Articles about 'LIGO'

First detection of gravitational waves and light produced by colliding neutron stars

16 October 2017

In a galaxy far away, two dead stars begin a final spiral into a massive collision. The resulting explosion unleashes a huge burst of energy, sending ripples across the very fabric of space. In the nuclear cauldron of the collision, atoms are ripped apart to form entirely new elements and scattered outward across the Universe. 

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Artist's conception shows two merging black holes similar to those detected by LIGO.

LIGO detects gravitational waves for third time

01 June 2017

Results confirm new population of black holes.

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Computer simulations motivated by GW150914

Using gravitational waves to catch runaway black holes

30 June 2016

Black holes are the most powerful gravitational force in the Universe. So what could cause them to be kicked out of their host galaxies? Cambridge researchers have developed a method for detecting elusive ‘black hole kicks.’

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Gravitational waves detected 100 years after Einstein’s prediction

11 February 2016

New window on the universe is opened with the observation of gravitational waves – ripples in spacetime – caused by the collision of two black holes. 

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