Does antimatter fall up or down? Physicists observe the first gravitational free-fall of antimatter
Calgary, AB – The physics behind antimatter is one of the world’s greatest mysteries. Looking as far back as The ...
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After 15 years, pulsar timing yields evidence of cosmic background gravitational waves
The universe is humming with gravitational radiation — a very low-frequency rumble that rhythmically stretches and compresses spacetime and the ...
Webb spotlights gravitational arcs in ‘El Gordo’ galaxy cluster
A new image of the galaxy cluster known as “El Gordo” is revealing distant and dusty objects never seen before, ...
In search of electromagnetic counterparts of gravitational waves
Alessandra Corsi knows that when you shoot for the stars, anything can happen. It’s in that spirit of intellectual curiosity ...
PKUers finds key evidence for existence of nanohertz gravitational waves
A group of Chinese scientists has recently found key evidence for the existence of nanohertz gravitational waves, marking a new ...
Astrophysicists propose a new way of measuring cosmic expansion: lensed gravitational waves
(Santa Barbara, Calif.) — The universe is expanding; we’ve had evidence of that for about a century. But just how ...
WVU faculty, students contribute to cosmic breakthrough uncovering evidence of low-frequency gravitational waves
More than two dozen researchers with ties to West Virginia University have helped unearth evidence of ripples in spacetime that ...
Gravitational waves from colossal black holes found using ‘cosmic clocks’
You can't see or feel it, but everything around you — including your own body — is slowly shrinking and ...
Clamor of gravitational waves from universe’s merging supermassive black holes ‘heard’ for first time
Following 15 years of data collection in a galaxy-sized experiment, scientists have “heard” the perpetual chorus of gravitational waves rippling ...
Astrophysics collaboration led by Oregon State finds ‘chorus’ of gravitational waves
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Gravitational waves, ripples in the fabric of time-space predicted by Albert Einstein more than a century ago, ...
Australian astronomers find possible ‘fingerprints’ of gravitational waves
Astronomers using data collected by CSIRO’s Parkes radio telescope, Murriyang, have found their strongest evidence yet for low-frequency gravitational waves. ...
Rare gravitational lens splits light of distant supernova into four images
A team of physicists and astronomers led by researchers from the Oskar Klein Centre at Stockholm University has made an ...
Overview of orbital mechanics for space-based gravitational wave observatories
Gravitational waves (GWs) are “ripples in space-time”. The detection of gravitational waves (GWs) is critical to the understanding of the origin ...
The search for the missing gravitational signal
Every year, hundreds of thousands of pairs of black holes merge in a cosmic dance that emits gravitational waves in ...
Dozens of newly discovered gravitational lenses could reveal ancient galaxies and the nature of dark matter
Earlier this year a machine learning algorithm identified up to 5,000 potential gravitational lenses that could transform our ability to ...
Study illustrates nuances of gravitational pull of ice sheets
WASHINGTON, April 21, 2022 – It is well known that global warming is causing sea levels to rise via two ...
10 new gravitational waves found in LIGO-Virgo’s O3a data
In the last seven years, scientists at the LIGO-Virgo Collaboration (LVC) have detected 90 gravitational waves signals. Gravitational waves are ...
NASA’s Fermi hunts for gravitational waves from monster black holes
Our universe is a chaotic sea of ripples in space-time called gravitational waves. Astronomers think waves from orbiting pairs of ...
The hunt for the gravitational wave background
Coalescing supermassive black holes in the centers of merging galaxies fill the universe with low-frequency gravitational waves. Astronomers have been ...
Gravitational wave mirror experiments can evolve into quantum entities
WASHINGTON, March 15, 2022 -- Quantum physical experiments exploring the motion of macroscopic or heavy bodies under gravitational forces require ...
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Null results research now published by major behavioral medicine journal
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How drugs can target the thick “scar tissue” of pancreatic cancer
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‘Shocking’ discovery: Electricity from electric eels may transfer genetic material to nearby animals
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Study identifies key ingredient for affordable fuel cell catalysts
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Meteorites likely source of nitrogen for early Earth
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Pivotal moment for humanity as tipping point threats and opportunities accelerate