Asteroids with lasers: A new way to detect gravitational waves?
We haven’t yet detected microhertz gravitational waves. This unusual detector could change that.
Standard Siren Updates from the Latest LIGO-Virgo Gravitational-Wave Catalog
The latest LIGO-Virgo catalog presents a new set of ‘standard siren’ events that can be used to study the cosmic history of our universe. Read more…
Searching for a stochastic sea: Gravitational waves and the European Pulsar Timing Array
The European Pulsar Timing Array recently released the results of their latest gravitational wave search. Here’s what they found.
UR: Quick–LOOK: Pulsar Data!
In the latest of our #UndergradResearch series, read about Katherine Zine and Blaise Veres’ work with NANOGrav’s Quicklook software, which allows them to quickly look at pulsar observations
Echo location: Finding light echoes from neutron star mergers
Astronomers might have another tool for follow-up observations of merging neutron stars.
UR: Are black hole progenitors missing in metal-poor environments?
In the latest of our #UndergradResearch series, read about the work by Beryl Hovis-Afflerbach on the environments in which binary black holes originate!