Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory (LIGO)
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NASA Collaborating on European-led Gravitational Wave Observatory in Space
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The first space-based observatory designed to detect gravitational waves has passed a major review and will proceed to the construction…
Article10 months ago
How NASA Chases and Investigates Bright Cosmic Blips
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Stephen Lesage’s phone started vibrating just after halftime on Oct. 9, 2022, while he was watching a soccer game in…
Article10 months ago
Gamma-Ray Bursts: Black Hole Birth Announcements
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Gamma-ray bursts are the brightest, most violent explosions in the universe, but they can be surprisingly tricky to detect. Our…
Article1 year ago
A Mesmerizing Model of Monster Black Holes
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Just about every galaxy the size of our Milky Way (or bigger) has a supermassive black hole at its center.…
Article2 years ago
Black Holes: Seeing the Invisible!
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Black holes are some of the most bizarre and fascinating objects in the cosmos. Astronomers want to study lots of…
Article4 years ago
Be Glad You Don’t Have to Dust in Space!
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Come springtime you might be ready to throw open the windows and break out the feather duster, because that’s a…
Article6 years ago
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