Deep in space, some of the universe’s most dramatic events unfold when two extreme objects—like a black hole and a neutron ...

A new simulation by researchers shows how a neutron star violently cracks seconds before vanishing into a black hole.

A new study led by the University of Oxford has finally confirmed the theory that the cause of extraordinary global tremors ...

Ocean waves are one of nature’s most captivating and powerful phenomena, but how do they actually work? In this video, we explore the fascinating science behind ocean waves, breaking down the forces ...

LIGO Hanford engineers swap out a fiber cable in a vacuum squeezer during the October 2019 commissioning break at the ...

In 2015, a piece of equipment at an observatory in the US moved one quintillionth (10-18) of a meter. This tiny movement was ...

Jeremy Darling from the University of Colorado Boulder proposes an original approach to measure the gravitational wave ...

As gravitational wave detectors become more advanced, tracing their principles and history can engage undergraduate students with modern physics.

Space might seem calm when gazing up at the night sky, but invisible waves ripple continuously through the universe, bending ...

But those detailed measurements only captured how gravitational waves move in a single direction—akin to waves flowing directly toward and away from a shoreline. Darling, in contrast ...