In 2015, the iconic Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) made the first-ever tangible detection of gravitational waves. The waves were the result of two black holes colliding far out in the universe; Since then, a wealth of such signals have been observed from merging black holes, neutron stars, and even a few mixed mergers between … Read more
Editor’s note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s science newsletter Wonder Theory. To receive it in your inbox, Register for free here. As humans, we love to ‘dare mighty things’. That’s the motto of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, which borrows from a quote from Theodore Roosevelt. As a species born … Read more
Editor’s note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s science newsletter Wonder Theory. To receive it in your inbox, Register for free here. As humans, we love to ‘dare mighty things’. That’s the motto of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, which borrows from a quote from Theodore Roosevelt. As a species born … Read more
Black circles distort a dense gas field of stars and galaxies. Scientists have discovered gravitational waves arising from a merger of black holes, suggesting that the resulting black hole has settled into a stable, spherical shape. These waves also show that the combo black hole could be much larger than previously thought. When the gravitational … Read more