The BlackGEM array, a system of three new telescopes located at the European Southern Observatory’s (ESO) La Silla Observatory, has begun operations to detect gravitational waves caused by cosmic events like black hole and neutron star mergers. Unlike detectors such as LIGO and the Virgo Interfer
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The BlackGEM array, consisting of three new telescopes located at ESO s La Silla Observatory, has begun operations. The telescopes will scan the southern sky to hunt down the cosmic events that prod
Able to detect gravitational waves and visible light sources, ESO's BlackGEM telescopic array at La Silla Observatory in Chile is on the hunt for ripples in space-time. And unlike existing observatories, it can pinpoint where they're coming from.
The new BlackGEM array will hunt for black hole mergers and neutron star collisions, which generate ripples in space-time known as gravitational waves.