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Have You Ever Wanted to Generate You Own Gravitational Waves? Now You Can!

Have You Ever Wanted to Generate You Own Gravitational Waves? Now You Can!

by Haley Wahl | Aug 6, 2019 | Undergraduate Research

Gravitational wave simulations may take supercomputers days to perform, but two undergraduates and their advisor have created a website that allows you to do them in seconds right from your laptop!

In the heart of a trainwreck galaxy: potential for future gravitational waves

In the heart of a trainwreck galaxy: potential for future gravitational waves

by John Weaver | Jul 17, 2019 | Daily Paper Summaries

Could a suspicious pair of active black holes improve the outlook for seeing the gravitational wave background?

Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Professor Yacine Ali-Haïmoud

Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Professor Yacine Ali-Haïmoud

by Kate Storey-Fisher | Jun 7, 2019 | Career Navigation, Current Events

Professor Yacine Ali-Haïmoud studies the theory behind our astrophysical observations, from primordial black holes to organic compounds in the interstellar medium. Learn more at his keynote at #AAS234.

STROOPWAFEL: An astrophysical algorithm, not a Dutch cookie

by Bryanne McDonough | May 8, 2019 | Daily Paper Summaries

A new algorithm for improving simulations of binary star systems may lead to better understanding of gravitational waves.

Distances in the Dark: Using Binary Black Holes to Study the Universe’s Expansion

Distances in the Dark: Using Binary Black Holes to Study the Universe’s Expansion

by Stephanie (Hamilton) Deppe | Apr 1, 2019 | Daily Paper Summaries

We’ve never been able to measure the expansion rate of the universe without electromagnetic radiation…until now!

Gravitational waves through the looking glass

by Philippa Cole | Mar 20, 2019 | Daily Paper Summaries

Gravitational waves are distorted by the objects that lie in their wake – how can we learn more about their journey through the cosmos?

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