astrophysics
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Black Hole Blues Gives A Ringside Seat To Discovery Of Gravitational Waves
When the Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory (LIGO) announced the first direct detection of gravitational waves, it was the culmination of 50 long years of hard work and perseverance in the face of scepticism. In her new book, Black Hole Blues, and Other Songs from Outer Space, astrophysicist Janna Levin gives us a ringside seat…
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The Woman Who Convinced Us That Dark Matter Existed Was Never Awarded A Nobel Prize
Vera Rubin, one of the most important astronomers of the 20th century, died on December 25 in Princeton, NJ at age 88. She played a seminal role in our understanding of dark matter, and should have been awarded a Nobel Prize in Physics — but never was.
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Your Questions About Gravitational Waves, Answered
Gizmodo readers asked a lot of great questions about yesterday’s big announcement on the discovery of gravitational waves. And Dr Amber Stuver of the LIGO Livingston Observatory in Louisiana is here today with some answers.
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Scientists Have Confirmed The Existence Of Gravitational Waves
Since Albert Einstein first predicted their existence a century ago, physicists have been on the hunt for gravitational waves, ripples in the fabric of spacetime. That hunt is now over. Gravitational waves exist, and we’ve found them.