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Dark energy —the term used to describe whatever is causing the universe to expand at an increasing rate—is one of the ...

Ten years after the first gravitational wave detection, a new suite of instruments has captured distinctive ringing signals ...

A recently discovered black hole merger is proving correct theoretical predictions made by Albert Einstein and Stephen ...

Gravitational-wave astronomy has exploded since 2015, capturing hundreds of black hole and neutron star collisions. With ever ...

Researchers have spent 10 years improving the massive detectors they use to catch shockwaves from colliding black holes, and ...

Einstein’s theory of special relativity tells us that for a moving object, time passes more slowly than for a stationary ...

In a landmark achievement, astronomers have noticed light bending in an unexpected manner, one that doesn’t align with the predictions made by Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity. This ...

Astronomers detected in unprecedented detail a collision between two black holes. Their observations confirm predictions made ...

Ten years ago, scientists heard the universe rumble for the first time. That first discovery of gravitational waves proved a ...

RICHLAND – The renowned experimental physicist and Nobel laureate whose brainchild resulted in the LIGO observatory at Hanford in Eastern Washington has died. Rainer Weiss, 92, died Aug. 25 in ...