After a three-year hiatus, scientists in the US have just turned on detectors capable of measuring gravitational waves—tiny ripples in space itself that travel...
The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) is a groundbreaking scientific instrument that has revolutionized our understanding of the universe. It is a collaborative project...
May 05, 2023
(Nanowerk News) Researchers at the Institute of Modern Physics (IMP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and their collaborators recently...
Feb 20, 2023
(Nanowerk News) When neutron stars collide, they produce an explosion that, contrary to what was believed until recently, is shaped almost...
Wen-fai Fong, assistant professor in physics and astronomy and head of Northwestern University’s Fong group, talks to Rob Lea about her journey into...
WASHINGTON — The United States and Israel are finalizing an agreement that would see NASA contribute to an upcoming Israeli astrophysics mission.
The focus of...