When LIGO detected gravitational waves unleashed from two colliding black holes for the first time in science history, it set ...

The world's most sensitive table-top interferometric system—a miniature version of miles-long gravitational-wave detectors ...

A pioneering new approach to wave science could help improve early warnings for earthquakes, optimise renewable energies and advance medical diagnostics, researchers have said. A team of international ...

Illustration of two black holes orbiting each other. Initially, scientists expected LIGO might detect just a few of these collisions. But now, nearing the first detection’s 10th anniversary, we have ...

For centuries, the primary way that astronomers studied outer space was through sight. But just ten years ago, scientists successfully established a way to ‘listen’ to our cosmos – detecting ...

UC Riverside has developed a technology that enables scientists to peer deeper into the universe. Gravitational-wave science ...

The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) is celebrating 10 years of cutting-edge gravitational wave science by confirming predictions made by physics luminaries Albert Einstein, ...

Artificial intelligence is poised to take LIGO's search for gravitational waves to the next level, with Google's help.

We finally know the forces behind an 80-foot-tall wall of water that rocked the North Sea in 1995. By Laura Baisas Published Aug 5, 2025 12:30 PM EDT Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 ...

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