A new method to analyze gravitational-wave data could transform how we study some of the universe's most extreme events—black ...

An international team of physicists discovered the largest-ever merger of 2 black holes through a phenomenon known as gravitational waves.

A U.S. gravitational wave detector spotted a collision between fast-spinning “forbidden” black holes that challenge physics ...

The Trump administration has proposed closing either the LIGO Hanford observatory in WA or its twin in Louisiana.

Gravitational waves are unlocking the secrets of the universe, and scientists have just made a groundbreaking discovery.

The massive black hole has been dubbed GW231123. Its unusual size and behavior is challenging scientists' understanding of ...

Scientists have detected the most massive black hole merger spotted so far. The event is at the limits of the capabilities of ...

Astronomers have detected the signal of a colossal black hole in deep space that likely formed when two already-large black ...

A team of scientists led by expert Raúl Jiménez, ICREA researcher at the University of Barcelona's Institute of Cosmos ...

Named GW 231123 after the date it was recorded on 23 November 2023, it's the most massive black hole collision we've seen yet, resulting in an object heavier than 225 Suns. Previously, the most ...

The biggest black hole merger yet observed could confirm a rare class of black holes long thought to be missing from the universe.

A cosmic void could be distorting how we see the universe expand. Sound from the Big Bang may hold the clues. According to astronomers, Earth and the entire Milky Way galaxy might be located within a ...