New technique could uncover the secrets of ‘ringing’ black holes
Researchers have developed a technique to analyse how black holes ‘ring’ when they collide and merge: one of the universe’s most dramatic events.
First detection of gravitational waves and light produced by colliding neutron stars
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.
LIGO detects gravitational waves for third time
Results confirm new population of black holes.
Using gravitational waves to catch runaway black holes
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.’
Gravitational waves detected 100 years after Einstein’s prediction
New window on the universe is opened with the observation of gravitational waves – ripples in spacetime – caused by the collision of two black holes.