The catastrophic collision of a black hole and a neutron star sent ripples across the universe. New analysis of those ripples could upend a major theory about how these extreme pairs form. When you ...
As binary neutron stars spiral around each other to merge, their gravitational tidal forces distort each other's shape and ...
A newly analyzed gravitational-wave event has revealed something unexpected about one of the Universe’s most violent ...
In 2020, astronomers discovered a violent cosmic event that has led them to rethink how extreme pairs of astronomical objects form. These pairs are capable of producing powerful cosmic collisions. The ...