The opportunity to measure the gravitational waves of two merging neutron stars could offer answers to some of the fundamental questions about the structure of matter. At the extremely high temperatures and densities in the ...
General Physics
Feb 14, 2019
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Gravitational wave scientists looking for evidence of "lensing," in which the faintest gravitational wave signals become amplified, are unlikely to make these detections in the near future according to new analysis by scientists ...
General Physics
Oct 1, 2020
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After an earthquake, there is an instantaneous gravitational disturbance that could be recorded before the seismic waves that seismologists can detect. In a study published in Science on December 1, 2017, a team comprising ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 1, 2017
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GW170817 is the name given to a gravitational wave signal seen by the LIGO and Virgo detectors on 17 August 2017. Lasting for about 100 seconds, the signal was produced by the merger of two neutron stars. The observation ...
Astronomy
Aug 6, 2018
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Penn State LIGO physicists are members of the LIGO-Virgo collaboration to detect and characterize gravitational waves. The collaboration now is completing a very exciting Second Observing Run that is drawing to a close on ...
Astronomy
Sep 21, 2017
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Einstein wrote about them, and we're still looking for them -- gravitational waves, which are small ripples in the fabric of space-time, that many consider to be the sounds of our universe.
Astronomy
Oct 3, 2011
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Astronomers around the world have spent decades observing dozens of pulsars—the super-dense remains of exploded stars that emit regular pulses of radio waves as they spin at ludicrous speeds, like runaway lighthouses. Last ...
Astronomy
Jul 3, 2023
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Four new detections of gravitational waves have been announced at the Gravitational Waves Physics and Astronomy Workshop, at the University of Maryland in the United States.
Astronomy
Dec 4, 2018
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The optical bench of the LISA Pathfinder (LPF) mission passed with flying colors extensive testing at the Institute for Gravitational Research (IGR) at the University of Glasgow.
Space Exploration
Jun 5, 2013
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