Get the latest Science News and Discoveries

LIGO Fails to Find Continuous Gravitational Waves From Pulsars


bruary 2016, scientists working for the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) made history by announcing the first-ever detection of gravitational waves (GW). These waves, predicted by Einstein's Theory of General Relativity, are created when massive objects collide (neutron stars or black holes), causing ripples in spacetime that can be detected millions or billions of light years away.

None

Get the Android app

Or read this on Universe Today

Read more on:

Photo of Pulsars

Pulsars

Related news:

News photo

LIGO Fails to Find Continuous Gravitational Waves From Pulsars

News photo

LIGO Fails to Find Continuous Gravitational Waves From Pulsars

News photo

Astronomers Detect Potential Dark Matter Objects in Space Using Pulsars