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Colliding Black Holes Tell New Story of Stars

By Natalie Wolchover
September 6, 2016
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Just months after their discovery, gravitational waves coming from the mergers of black holes are shaking up astrophysics.

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After Black Holes Collide, a Puzzling Flash

By Kevin Hartnett
March 2, 2016
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A satellite spotted a burst of light just as gravitational waves rolled in from the collision of two black holes. Was the flash a cosmic coincidence, or do astrophysicists need to rethink what black holes can do?

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From Einstein’s Theory to Gravity’s Chirp

By Natalie Wolchover
February 18, 2016
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The path from a revolutionary set of equations to the detection of gravitational waves was strewn with obstacles and controversy, explains the physicist Daniel Kennefick — and the struggle continues.

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Gravitational Waves Discovered at Long Last

By Natalie Wolchover
February 11, 2016
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Ripples in space-time have been detected a century after Einstein predicted them, launching a new era in astronomy.


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