Gravitational Waves

The discovery of gravitational waves last year sent ripples through the entire field of physics. It also ushered in a new era of astronomy.

For the first time, astronomers have detected evidence of a cocoon of material blasting out from a pair of merging neutron stars.

A dedicated scientist engaged an audience of college students and local leaders in New York on the emerging field of gravitational wave astronomy.

Astronomers are getting a better handle on the densest objects in the universe.

Astronomers have pinpointed five pairs of merging black holes using three different space and ground-based instruments and two sky surveys.

For the first time ever, scientists around the world detected gravitational waves and light from the collision of a pair of neutron stars. See the epic discovery in pictures here.

The gravitational-wave research community seems to be having a remarkable string of good luck. Here's what the smashing finding means.

For the first time, gravitational waves generated by the merger of two neutron stars have been detected. And that merger was also confirmed optically!

The era of multi-messenger astronomy has officially begun. But what does that phrase mean, and how will it change the study of the cosmos?

Breathtaking images from the explosive merger of two neutron stars were captured by multiple observatories on Earth and in space.

Scientists detected gravitational waves from merging neutron stars. What have they become now?

The historic discovery of gravitational waves from neutron star collisions is heralding a new age of gravitational astronomy. Read on to see what exactly was discovered and how it was made.

There's a big gravitational-wave announcement coming later this month, but insiders won't reveal any details. Here are our educated guesses about what the collaboration will reveal.