LIGO

Discoveries From Schrödinger’s cat to LIGO: quantum physics turned strange ideas into useful technology

Quantum mechanics powers lasers and precision measurements. A century-spanning perspective examines those successes and the questions ahead.

Discoveries Physicist proposes laser light could transfer energy to a gravitational wave Joseph Shavit

Space The universe may contain a staggering 40 quintillion black holes Joseph Shavit

Space Black Hole “ringing” could put Einstein’s theory to its toughest test Joshua Shavit

Space Black hole collision lets scientists probe the event horizon for the first time Joseph Shavit

Space The Universe is creating black holes in many different ways Joseph Shavit

Space Faint black hole ‘ringing’ provides a sharper test of Einstein’s gravity Joseph Shavit

Space Gravitational wave detectors can now tune themselves using black holes Breaking Science

Space The biggest black holes grow by crashing into each other over and over again Joshua Shavit

Space Black hole GW190521 may be a wormhole from another universe Joseph Shavit

Space Astronomers discover three distinct groups of merging black holes Joshua Shavit

Space Scientists are close to proving that primordial black holes exist Joseph Shavit

Space Expanding catalog of black hole collisions is rewriting the history of the universe Joseph Shavit