Nobel recognizes gravitational wave discovery
Scientists Rainer Weiss, Kip Thorne and Barry Barish won the 2017 Nobel Prize in physics for their roles in creating the LIGO experiment.
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At LIGO, three’s a trend
The third detection of gravitational waves from merging black holes provides a new test of the theory of general relativity.
Turning on the cosmic microphone
A new tool lets astronomers listen to the universe for the first time.
Following LIGO’s treasure maps
Astronomers around the world are looking for visible sources of gravitational waves.
Six weighty facts about gravity
Perplexed by gravity? Don’t let it get you down.
OSG helps LIGO confirm Einstein’s theory
From Science Node, Feb. 17, 2016: Einstein predicted gravitational waves over 100 years ago. Resources provided by the Open Science Grid, of which Fermilab is an active member, are helping LIGO prove he was right.
Gravitational waves detected, confirming Einstein’s theory
From The New York Times, Feb. 11, 2016: A team of scientists announced on Thursday that they had heard and recorded the sound of two black holes colliding a billion light-years away, a fleeting chirp that fulfilled the last prediction of Einstein’s general theory of relativity.
LIGO sees gravitational waves
The experiment confirms the last piece of Einstein’s general theory of relativity.
From bosons to Bigfoot: six science mysteries that might be solved in 2016
IFLScience, Jan. 4, 2016: From the origin of life to the fate of the universe, there’s plenty scientists simply don’t know. But they are making progress. 2015 has been a great year for science. So what will happen in 2016?