Articles tagged: gravitational waves

Gravitational waves are ripples in the fabric of space-time, caused by energetic processes in the Universe, including catastrophic events such as colliding black holes, supernovae collapses, and others. Though their existence has been known for a long time, gravitational waves were physically detected for the first time on September 14, 2015 by LIGO, when distortions in space-time made by gravitational waves created by two colliding black holes were detected.

• 26 February 2021 Lunar levitation track system among new ideas funded by NASA

  ... and will open a new window (low frequency radio) into the early universe, analogous to the detection of gravitational waves by LIGO and the details of the CMB by Planck,” says Polidan in his proposal. Among the other 15 ideas...

  • FarView
  • FLOAT (Flexible Levitation on a track)
  • Lunar Crater Radio Telescope (LCRT)
  • NASA Innovative Advances Concepts (NIAC) programme
  • SWIM (Sensing with Independent Micro-swimmers)
• 15 April 2020 Scientists discover most brightest and energetic supernova yet

  ... through astronomical observations. Dr. Matt Nicholl, of the School of Physics and Astronomy and the Institute of Gravitational Wave Astronomy at the University of Birmingham, is lead author of the study. He explains: "We can measure supernovae using...

  • Hubble Space Telescope
  • Keck Telescope
  • Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System (Pan-STARRS)
  • SN2016aps
  • supernovae explosions
• 12 August 2020 Arecibo Observatory damaged by broken cable

  .... Through it all, the facility has continued to contribute to significant breakthroughs in space research in the area of gravitational waves, asteroid characterization, planetary exploration and more. The space telescope received two grants of more...

  • Arecibo Observatory
  • National Science Foundation
  • University of Central Florida
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