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LIGO

Dancing duo of black holes.

LIGO Detects Its Third Set of Gravitational Waves

Announced today, the third confirmed event recorded by LIGO could be its most exciting observation yet.
By Amy Thompson
Concept art of SpaceX’s upcoming Falcon Heavy rocket

The Biggest Space Stories of 2016: The Good, the Bad and the Weird

SpaceX had another busy year, while scientists confirmed a 100-year-old theory about black holes and even intercepted possible alien signals
By John Bonazzo
Illustration of the merger of two black holes and the gravitational waves that ripple outward as the black holes spiral toward each other.

Scientists Continue to Observe Ancient Celestial Events Using Gravitational Waves

This new window to the cosmos will be used for centuries just as optical astronomy has and this is just the beginning of a new era of scientific discovery.
By Robin Seemangal
Theoretical Astrophysicist Kip Thorne working with Jessica Chastain on the set of Interstellar

Physicist Kip Thorne Discusses Gravitational Waves, the Science Behind ‘Interstellar’

By Robin Seemangal
Artist's rendering of a black hole.

Columbia’s Black Hole Expert on the End of the World as We Know It

By John Bonazzo
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