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…
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…
Do you like red (super)giants, neutron stars, supernovae, and/or gravitational waves? Then this bite is for you!
How many LIGO detectors does it take to find a neutron star merger? It turns out sometimes you only need one.
Today’s paper proposes a possible origin of LIGO/VIRGO black holes that takes us back to the earliest moments of the universe!
Welcome to the family plot, NSBH! Learn more about LIGO’s two new additions to the stellar graveyard.
How well can we estimate the Milky Way’s dark matter distribution with an old, simple method paired with full 6D phase-space coordinates of field halo stars and advanced fitting techniques? Today’s #UndergradResearch post explains!