The discovery of gravitational waves is among the greatest triumphs of contemporary science. The first detection of gravitational waves in 2017 resulted from the merger of a binary neutron star, and this discovery revealed important details about the universe, including the production of heavy elements and the source of brief gamma-ray bursts.
A new paper suggests we may finally be able to uncover the identity of dark matter using the same technology that detects ripples in space-time known as gravitational waves.
The LIGO Scientific Collaboration has demonstrated a noise-squeezing technique for the entire range of gravitational frequencies LIGO can detect a feat that could boost the detection rate of black hole mergers by up to 65%.
Matthew Evans and Salvatore Vitale describe the Cosmic Explorer a next-generation gravitational-wave observatory that is expected to pick up ripples in space-time from as far back as the early universe.
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