Physicists create new model of ringing black holes: New analysis shows ‘nonlinear’…
When two black holes collide into each other to form a new bigger black hole, they violently roil spacetime around them, sending ripples called gravitational…
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‘Wobbling black hole’ most extreme example ever detected: Gravitational waves identify…
Researchers at Cardiff University have identified a peculiar twisting motion in the orbits of two colliding black holes, an exotic phenomenon predicted by…
Dozens of newly discovered gravitational lenses could reveal ancient galaxies and the nature of dark…
Earlier this year a machine learning algorithm identified up to 5,000 potential gravitational lenses that could transform our ability to chart the evolution…
Telescope Using Sun’s Gravitational Lens Could Help Detect Signs of Life on Exoplanets,…
The NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts (NIAC) has funded a project to develop a telescope that would help observe exoplanets by using the gravitational…
How the Sun’s Gravitational Lens Could Help Find Life on Nearby Exoplanets
The NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts (NIAC) has funded a project to develop a telescope that would help observe exoplanets by using the gravitational…
Hubble Telescope Captures Spectacular Mirror Image of Galaxy Created by Gravitational Lensing
The Hubble Space Telescope recently captured an image of a gravitationally lensed galaxy. The result was a spectacular picture that featured a mirror image…
Hubble Telescope Captures Spectacular Image of Gravitational Lensed Galaxy
The Hubble Space Telescope recently captured an image of a gravitationally lensed galaxy. The result was a spectacular picture that featured a mirror image…
Gravitational wave ‘radar’ could help map the invisible universe
It sounds like the setup for a joke: If radio waves give you radar and sound gives you sonar, what do gravitational waves get you?
The answer…
Juno’s Study Provides Insight on Jupiter’s Composition, Gravitational Field
Jupiter is usually acknowledged as the solar system's oldest planet. Scientists, however, want to know how long it took to create. A new study states that…
Astronomers May Have Discovered a Black Hole Candidate Through Gravitational Microlensing
A team of astronomers from the University of California, Berkeley, has discovered what appears to be a free-floating black hole for the first time by…