Gravitational-Wave Detection

Highlights

• ›A new sense: hearing the mergers of black holes

Builds on

• Gravitational Waves
• Gravitational waves

Knowledge connections

• Member of groupGravitation & Multi-Messenger
• Associated withGravitational Waves
• Associated withGravitational waves
• Associated withKilonova
• Associated withCompact-Binary Merger
• Associated withStandard Sirens
• Associated withGEO600
• Associated withEinstein Telescope
• Associated withCosmic Explorer
• Associated withLaser Interferometry
• Associated withSpace Interferometry
• Associated withPulsar Timing Array
• Associated withBinary Black Hole Merger
• Associated withBinary Neutron Star Merger
• Associated withBlack Hole–Neutron Star Merger
• Associated withThe History of Gravitational Waves
• Associated withThe History of Black Holes

Sources

Facts on this topic will be cited from these primary and reference sources.

• NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration

  Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.

  Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.