Gravitational Waves

Astronomers may be getting closer to discovering as-yet hidden cosmic secrets, such as the nature of dark matter and the presence of widespread distortions in space-time.

A team of physicists recently used a string-theory technique to reveal that we're on the cusp of detecting phase transitions in the early universe through their gravitational wave signature.

Scientists can now catch gravitational waves better than ever before.

For black holes, a collision doesn't have to be a once-in-a-lifetime experience, new research suggests.

A new sound has joined the symphony of the universe as we hear it.

Some patience will be needed.

Scientists may one day detect alien planets outside the Milky Way using the ripples in space and time known as gravitational waves, a new study finds.

Astronomers have found a way to pinpoint our solar system's center of mass to within a mere 330 feet (100 meters), a recent study reports.

Quantum effects are pushing us around all the time, and we now have observational evidence of this somewhat disconcerting fact.

It's right there in the name: black holes aren't supposed to produce flashes of light. But scientists think that last year, they spotted black holes doing just that.

Astrophysicists have spotted the strangest gravitational-wave signal yet, an observation that could force scientists to rewrite what they know about the cosmos.

Using gravitational waves to approximate pi, physicists see no problem with Einstein's theory of general relativity.

A collision between a black hole and a neutron star would unleash huge amounts of energy, but it might not generate any detectable light, a surprising new study finds.

This is a radical new design compared to the world's most sensitive gravitational wave detectors.

The signal doesn’t seem to match the most obvious causes.

For the second time ever, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) has spotted two ultradense stellar remnants known as neutron stars violently crashing together.

As the 2010s come to a close, it's time to revisit how some of the biggest space science stories shaped the decade.