Origins of black holes revealed in their spin, study finds
07 January 2025Gravitational waves data held clues for high-mass black holes’ violent beginnings.
First detection of gravitational waves and light produced by colliding neutron stars
16 October 2017In a galaxy far away, two dead stars begin a final spiral into a massive collision. The resulting explosion unleashes a huge burst of energy, sending ripples across the very fabric of space. In the nuclear cauldron of the collision, atoms are ripped apart to form entirely new elements and scattered outward across the Universe.
LIGO detects gravitational waves for third time
01 June 2017Results confirm new population of black holes.
Gravitational vortex provides new way to study matter close to a black hole
12 July 2016An international team of astronomers has proved the existence of a ‘gravitational vortex’ around a black hole, solving a mystery that has eluded astronomers for more than 30 years. The discovery will allow astronomers to map the behaviour of matter very close to black holes. It could also open the door to future investigation of Albert Einstein’s general relativity.
Using gravitational waves to catch runaway black holes
30 June 2016Black holes are the most powerful gravitational force in the Universe. So what could cause them to be kicked out of their host galaxies? Cambridge researchers have developed a method for detecting elusive ‘black hole kicks.’
Gravitational waves detected 100 years after Einstein’s prediction
11 February 2016New window on the universe is opened with the observation of gravitational waves – ripples in spacetime – caused by the collision of two black holes.
New insights found in black hole collisions
27 March 2015New research provides revelations about the most energetic event in the universe — the merging of two spinning, orbiting black holes into a much larger black hole.
Black hole trio holds promise for gravity wave hunt
25 June 2014The discovery of three closely orbiting supermassive black holes in a galaxy more than four billion light years away could help astronomers in the search for gravitational waves: the ‘ripples in spacetime’ predicted by Einstein.
