Humanity's first space-based gravitational wave detector has received the go-ahead. The Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) mission, which consists of three spacecraft that together form a ...

For years, scientists have been trying — and failing — to detect theoretical ripples in space-time called gravitational waves. But new research suggests that building just one more detector ...

(CBS) -- A Northwestern University astrophysicist is part of an international team of scientists creating a gravitational wave detector system that will eventually be launched into orbit in space.

China is also planning to launch a space-based gravitational-wave detector in the 2030s. LISA’s development boosts the case for such a mission, says Yue-Liang Wu, a physicist at the University ...

Astronomers have reported the discovery of a mysterious object in deep space that emits radio signals and X-rays in a ...

What are the Van Allen belts? Learn how these giant rings of charged particles cause problems for astronauts and satellites.

For this project, NASA gave us $2.5 million through the Science Mission Directorate and the Space Technology Mission Directorate.” The Center for Detectors employs experts across many campus ...

The persistence of a pair of Oklahoma State University scientists to ensure the successful installation of a working radiator detector on the International Space Station paid off last month.

project — a gigantic space-based gravitational wave detector set to detect the ripples in space-time caused when the huge black holes at the centers of galaxies collide with other massive objects.

Some time in 1966, if U.S. space exploration sticks to schedule ... and begin a search for life. The detector will not be looking for bug-eyed monsters or giant, exotic plants.

In this episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast the instrument scientist Roland den Hartog talks about the challenges of deploying superconductor-based detectors on satellites to do X-ray ...