Ten years ago, astronomers made history when they first detected ripples in spacetime, called gravitational waves, from the collision of two black holes. That moment in 2015, known as GW150914, ...

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Hubble’s latest portrait of Messier 96 captures a galaxy twisted by cosmic interactions. The new details reveal brilliant star-forming regions glowing in its outer edges. Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, F.

Scientists have captured the clearest signal yet of a black hole collision, confirming Stephen Hawking's theory.

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Scientists have recently identified an intriguing gravitational anomaly concealed beneath the icy vastness of Antarctica. This fascinating discovery prompts us to explore its origins, the methods used ...

From causing muscle loss to raising the risk of blood clots, long-haul space missions can have a profound impact on the human body.

For the past decade, gravitational wave astronomy has opened our eyes to amazing cosmic phenomena thanks to LIGO, the Laser ...

We suggest ball lightning does not fall because of the gravitational force experienced by ball lightning. We show that this ...

A decade after the first discovery, scientists have used these waves to find a unique merger, a massive binary system and a ...

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