In 2016, gravitational waves were all the rage in the astrophysical community; perhaps 2017 is going to shed more light on them. LIGO first announced the detection of gravitational waves in February ...

Since extensive upgrades to improve sensitivity, gravitational wave detectors in the United States and Europe have detected ever-so-slight ripples in the fabric of space that appear to indicate three ...

Collision of black holes was detected in early January; Virgo facility in Italy nearly ready to join observation runs following upgrade. Scientists at the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave ...

HANFORD, Wash. — Across the tapestry of the night sky, hundreds or perhaps thousands of stars are doing frantic dances of death, spinning wildly around each other and shooting off waves of invisible ...