The loudest planets in our sky: gravitational waves from Super-Jupiters
Nearby Super-Jupiters with very tight orbits produce gravitational waves that will be detectable by space-based gravitational wave detectors.
Astrobites at ASA: Astronomy Down Under!
The annual meeting of the Astronomical Society of Australia happened last week; here’s a short summary of some of the incredible science happening Down Under!
Small black hole meets big black hole
What happens as a small black hole spirals into a supermassive black hole?
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz
As Carl Sagan said, “If you wish to make apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe.” More specifically, to make some neutron-rich elements like gold and uranium, you need neutron star mergers. Check out Professor Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz’s upcoming #AAS232 talk to learn more about what it takes to make the heaviest elements in the universe.
Things that go bump in the detector: dealing with glitches in LIGO data
Transient noise in the LIGO detector – called “glitches” – can contaminate gravitational wave signals. We need to know how to deal with them, particularly in the case when we don’t know what the signal will look like.
Which Are The Brightest Gravitational Wave Sources In Our Galaxy?
LISA is a space-based mission to detect gravitational waves. What will be the brightest targets it can see?