New AI Trick Can Pinpoint Gravitational Wave Sources in Just One Second
It now takes just a fraction of a minute to detect neutron star mergers, thanks to advancements in a machine-learning-driven ...
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NASA Unveils Prototype Telescope for LISA Mission, the First Space-based Gravitational Wave Observatory
Gravitational waves, ripples in space-time caused by massive cosmic events such as black hole mergers, offer a new way to ...
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Gravitational waves could turn colliding neutron stars into 'cosmic tuning forks'
The hope is that the next generation of gravitational wave detectors, including the space-based observatory LISA (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna) will be capable of making just such a detection.
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Gravitational waves mark start of new era in space exploration
And not all gravitational wave science needs to happen on Earth. The European Space Agency (ESA) recently launched the LISA Pathfinder mission as a testbed for technology capable of detecting ...
Scientists Think Light May Hold the Memory of Ancient Cataclysms
According to Einstein’s theory of general relativity, gravitational waves warp spacetime. In the process, they could imprint ...
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Exail to build ultra-stable laser for gravitational wave observatory
Selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) for funding back in 2017 following the successful “LISA Pathfinder” effort, and with additional support from NASA, the aim is to detect gravitational waves ...
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ESA funds lab spaces at Edinburgh’s UK Astronomy Technology Centre
The ESA funds £10 million for new facilities at the UK Astronomy Technology Centre (ATC), the research institute in Edinburgh ...
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Pulsar Timing
creating a Galactic-scale gravitational-wave detector complementary to LIGO and LISA. In doing so, we are observing nearly 80 pulsars and their lines of sight, and NANOGrav members are involved in a ...