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Scientists observe the influence of gravity on antimatter for the first time
Oct 01, 2023 (SPX)
It is thought that Isaac Newton's historic work on gravity was inspired by watching an apple fall to Earth from a tree. But for decades, scientists have wondere...
NASA team simulates a glimpse of our galaxy in gravitational waves
Sep 22, 2023 (SPX)
Since 2015, ground-based observatories have detected about a hundred events representing the mergers of systems that pair stellar-mass black holes, neutron star...
A bigger, better space-ripple detector
Sep 04, 2023 (SPX)
The observatory's conceptual design takes after the detectors of LIGO - the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory that is operated by MIT and Calt...
Listening for sounds from the far corners of space
Aug 22, 2023 (SPX)
Benjamin Owen, a professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Texas Tech University, was recently awarded a three-year National Science Foundation (N...
After 15 years, pulsar timing yields evidence of cosmic background gravitational waves
Aug 09, 2023 (SPX)
That is the conclusion of several groups of researchers from around the world who simultaneously published a slew of journal articles in June describing more th...
In for a spin
Aug 04, 2023 (ESA)
Before launching to the International Space Station for his Huginn mission later this month, Andreas felt the g-forces that await him on his ride into low Earth...
Webb spotlights gravitational arcs in 'El Gordo' galaxy cluster
Aug 04, 2023 (SPX)
El Gordo is a cluster of hundreds of galaxies that existed when the universe was 6.2 billion years old, making it a "cosmic teenager." It's the most massive clu...
In search of electromagnetic counterparts of gravitational waves
Jul 27, 2023 (SPX)
"We are at a critical moment in this field," she said. "We had one event in 2017 that was amazing where everyone in multi-messenger astronomy started caring mor...
Above: Orbital achieves significant milestone with NASA in Space Station gravity tech
Jul 25, 2023 (SPX)
Above: Orbital's business focuses on catering to a diverse set of clientele including the U.S. Department of Defense and commercial entities. The recent achieve...
Urania: muse of gravitational-wave astronomy
Jul 19, 2023 (SPX)
The new supercomputer is located at the Max Planck Computing and Data Facility in Garching and replaces the department's previous cluster, which was called Mine...
China's FAST in the Hunt for Nanohertz Gravitational Waves
Jul 03, 2023 (SPX)
The study was spearheaded by the Chinese Pulsar Timing Array (CPTA), a collaborative group of researchers from the National Astronomical Observatories of the Ch...
Scientists find evidence for slow-rolling sea of gravitational waves
Jun 30, 2023 (SPX)
The findings, reported in a series of papers in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, come from 15 years' worth of observations made by the North American Nanohert...
Gravity and dark matter, a bond beyond distances
Jun 28, 2023 (SPX)
However, in the past century, with the birth and development of quantum mechanics, physicists discovered that non-local phenomena not only exist but are fundame...
New gravitational waves observation run to reveal more of the universe's secrets
Jun 23, 2023 (SPX)
Upgraded instruments, some of which use Cardiff University-built technology, new and even more accurate signal models, and more advanced data analysis methods m...
Unveiling quantum gravity: New results from IceCube and Fermi data
Jun 12, 2023 (SPX)
This effect is expected to be extremely small, proportional to the ratio between particle energy and the Planck scale, but when observing very distant astrophys...
Dying stars' cocoons could be new source of gravitational waves
Jun 06, 2023 (SPX)
Now Northwestern University researchers suggest looking at a new, unexpected and entirely unexplored place: The turbulent, energetic cocoons of debris that surr...
Frying Food in Space: A New Frontier in Astronaut Culinary Experience
Jun 02, 2023 (ESA)
Cooking food in space presents unique challenges due to the absence of gravity. The process of frying, in particular, was uncertain, as it was unclear if bubble...
Gravitational-wave detectors start next observing run to explore the secrets of the universe
May 26, 2023 (SPX)
On Wednesday, the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA (LVK) collaboration began a new observing run with upgraded instruments, new and even more accurate signal models, and more a...
LIGO Ready to Explore Secrets of the Universe
May 25, 2023 (SPX)
This observing run, the fourth since the National Science Foundation-funded LIGO made history in 2015 by making the first direct detection of gravitational wave...
Instrument to measure asteroid gravity tested for space
May 24, 2023 (ESA)
The GRASS gravimeter will be landed on the surface of the Dimorphos asteroid aboard the Juventas CubeSat - which will itself be deployed from ESA's Hera mission...
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