College faculty
Physicists and researchers worldwide, led by Stony Brook University Associate Professor Will Farr and P&A graduate student Nicole Khusid, have employed advanced technology and instruments to analyze the loudest black hole merger detected, confirming earlier theories predicted by Albert Einstein, Stephen Hawking, and Roy Kerr. This significant discovery
Gravitational waves
The University of Glasgow is marking the 10th anniversary of the historic first direct detection of gravitational waves. On September 14, 2015, researchers at the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) detected a signal from two merging black holes, marking a new era in astronomy. The Glasgow team, led by Professor
Gravitational waves
UK scientists have made groundbreaking discoveries on black holes, confirming two long-standing theories and providing unprecedented insights into the nature of these cosmic monsters. The discoveries, announced by the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA (LVK) collaboration, have confirmed the work of Professor Stephen Hawking and Roy Kerr, a New Zealand mathematician, and have provided
Detection equipment
Scientists at the University of Glasgow marked the 10th anniversary of the first-ever direct detection of gravitational waves, a momentous occasion that predicted a new era in space-time exploration. On September 14, 2015, twin detectors at the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) picked up a signal from a pair of
Detection equipment
The LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA collaboration has made a significant discovery with the detection of the loudest gravitational wave ever observed, confirming Stephen Hawking's area theorem on black holes. The event, GW250114, observed on January 14, 2025, has provided new insights into black hole entropy and mass, strengthening Hawking's
Astronomy
Gravitational-wave astronomy has taken a significant leap forward with the detection of 128 new cosmic collisions involving black holes and neutron stars. This major milestone, announced by the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA collaboration, marks a doubling of the known gravitational-wave events and sheds new light on the fundamental nature of the Universe. The
Gravitational waves
Scientists are preparing to launch a space-based observatory, the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA), to detect fainter gravitational waves or those beyond the capabilities of the Earth-based Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO). Researchers from the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman, led by Dr. Reinabelle Reyes and Marco Immanuel Rivera,
Gravitational waves
As the world prepares to launch a more sophisticated space-based observatory, scientists are working tirelessly to improve the detection capabilities of the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA). Dr. Reinabelle Reyes and her former graduate student Marco Immanuel Rivera, from the UP Diliman College of Science's National Institute of
Gravitational waves
Researchers from the Okinawa Institute for Science and Technology (OIST) have proposed a method for simulating gravitational waves in a laboratory setting using the quantum condensate of cold atoms. By studying the properties of quantum waves in a spin-nematic state, the team has found that they are mathematically identical to
