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Dying Stars Send Out Gravitational Waves Across the Universe


Ripples in space-time caused by the death of massive spinning stars could be within the limits of detection of projects like LIGO and Virgo. Collapsars, the collapsing remains of massive stars, may produce detectable gravitational waves, according to new simulations. These waves, created by mater

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