Clamor of gravitational waves from universe’s merging supermassive black holes ‘heard’ for first time
In this artist’s interpretation, a pair of supermassive black holes (top left) emits gravitational waves that ripple through the fabric of space-time. Those gravitational waves compress and stretch the paths of radio waves emitted by pulsars (white). By carefully measuring the radio waves, a team of scientists recently made the first detection of the universe’s
Arden Block
June 29, 2023