Scientists make first direct detection of gravitational waves
LIGO signal reveals first observation of two massive black holes colliding, proves Einstein right.
LIGO signal reveals first observation of two massive black holes colliding, proves Einstein right.
LIGO opens a new window on the universe with the observation of gravitational waves from colliding black holes.
Formed in the first 4 billion years of the universe, cluster is 1,000 times more massive than the Milky Way.
New book details astronomers’ hunt for clues to the early universe.
Kavli Institute postdoc and 2015 L'Oreal USA For Women in Science Award winner speaks on her career and why roadblocks remain for women in science.
Though likely uninhabitable, planet is rocky, Earth-sized, and near enough for study of its atmosphere.
The world's most sensitive gravitational-wave detector is scheduled to go online this week, after seven years of enhancement.
Study finds barrage of small asteroids shattered moon’s upper crust.
Professor Richard Binzel, NASA New Horizons science team co-PI, shares mission results on Sept. 9.
Spacecraft’s close-up images reveal a complex, frozen world.
The structure may help scientists identify radiation-remediation strategies in space.
New model may predict cyclone activity on other planets.
Observations of 74 Earth-sized planets around distant stars may narrow field of habitable candidates.
Einstein’s theory of general relativity to be put through the paces as Advanced LIGO comes online.