was changing their speed ever so slightly. they think it is caused by gravitational waves, constantly bombarding the earth. and the source, they believe, is giant black holes in orbit around each other, all across space. these are at the heart of distant galaxies, orbiting each other, the forces between them are so powerful that they distort time and space but send ripples of gravitational waves across the universe. the lovell telescope is among a network of observatories that have picked up observatories that have picked up these gravitational waves copy astronomers want to use them to study the black holes. apparently the signal we are seeing is a noisy background from all over space, a bit like being in a noisy restaurant with people talking all around you. what we hope is that in the near future we will be able to zoom in and listen to some individual conversations, take measurements from individual black holes and then zoom in
in orbit around each other, all across space. these are at the heart of distant galaxies orbiting each other. the forces between them are so powerful that they distort time and space and send ripples of gravitational waves across the universe. the lovell telescope is among a network of observatories that have picked up these gravitational waves. astronomers want to use them to study the black holes. currently, the signal that we re seeing is a noisy background from all over space. it s a bit like being in a noisy restaurant with people talking all around you. what we hope is that in the near future, we ll be able to zoom in and listen to some individual conversations, take the measurements from individual black holes and be able to really zoom in and study them. the researchers now have a new way to study the cosmos. they hope to learn how galaxies formed and discover new things that may reveal how the universe first came into existence. pallab ghosh, bbc news, at the
the lovell telescope is among a network of observatories that have picked up these gravitational waves. astronomers want to use them to study the black holes. currently, the signal that we re seeing is a noisy background from all over space. it s a bit like being in a noisy restaurant with people talking all around you. what we hope is that in the near future, we ll be able to zoom in and listen to some individual conversations, take the measurements from individual black holes and be able to really zoom in and study them. the researchers now have a new way to study the cosmos. they hope to learn how galaxies formed and discover new things that may reveal how the universe first came into existence. pallab ghosh, bbc news, at the lovell telescope atjodrell bank. dr mike keith from manchester university who you saw in pallab s report there was part of the research team. he spoke to me earlier and started by explaining
the lovell telescope is among a network of observatories that have picked up these gravitational waves. astronomers want to use them to study the black holes. currently, the signal that we re seeing is a noisy background from all over space. it s a bit like being in a noisy restaurant with people talking all around you. what we hope is that in the near future, we ll be able to zoom in and listen to some individual conversations, take the measurements from individual black holes and be able to really zoom in and study them. the researchers now have a new way to study the cosmos. they hope to learn how galaxies formed and discover new things that may reveal how the universe first came into existence. pallab ghosh, bbc news, at the lovell telescope atjodrell bank. time for a look at the weather. here s chris fawkes. for some others it wasn t the most
the lovell telescope is among a network of observatories that have picked up these gravitational waves. astronomers want to use them to study the black holes. currently, the signal that we re seeing is a noisy background from all over space. it s a bit like being in a noisy restaurant with people talking all around you. what we hope is that in the near future, we ll be able to zoom in and listen to some individual conversations, take the measurements from individual black holes and be able to really zoom in and study them. the researchers now have a new way to study the cosmos. they hope to learn how galaxies formed and discover new things that may reveal how the universe first came into existence. pallab ghosh, bbc news, at the lovell telescope atjodrell bank. stay with us here on bbc news.