Gravitational waves

Overview

Gravitational waves are ripples in spacetime from violent events such as merging black holes and neutron stars, detected by laser interferometers.

Knowledge connections

• Observed byLIGO Hanford
• Observed byLIGO Livingston
• Observed byVirgo
• Associated withGravitational-Wave Detection
• Associated withCore-Collapse Supernova
• Associated withKilonova
• Associated withCompact-Binary Merger
• Associated withBinary Black Hole Merger
• Associated withBlack Hole–Neutron Star Merger

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.

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