LIGO and Virgo announce four new gravitational-wave detections
The observatories are also releasing their first catalog of gravitational-wave events.
The observatories are also releasing their first catalog of gravitational-wave events.
Existing laser technology could be fashioned into Earth’s “porch light” to attract alien astronomers, study finds.
Former Astrophysics Division chair discovered radio noise from Jupiter and the first Einstein Ring, and developed tools to map the universe.
In “Dispatches from Planet 3,” Marcia Bartusiak illuminates overlooked breakthroughs and the people who made them.
Results are among the strongest evidence yet for “spooky action at a distance.”
Bright light from black hole in a feeding frenzy had been obscuring surrounding galaxies.
Measurement of an exoplanet transit demonstrates proof of concept that small spacecraft can perform high-precision photometry.
The positively charged particles may have an outsize influence on the properties of neutron stars and other neutron-rich objects.
New data may explain star’s mysterious dimming.
The “ghostly particle” is confirmed to have originated from a blazar, nearly 4 billion light years from Earth.
Signals from rare black hole-neutron star pairs could pinpoint rate at which universe is growing, researchers say.
Search considered successful “dress rehearsal” for exoplanet hunter TESS.
New bolometer is faster, simpler, and covers more wavelengths.
Exoplanet-seeking satellite developed by MIT swings by moon toward final orbit.
Professor Sara Seager previews a new era of discovery as a leader of the TESS mission, which is expected to find some 20,000 extrasolar planets.