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Gravitational waves reveal most massive black hole merger ever detected — one ‘forbidden’ by current models

Scientists have detected the most massive merger of black holes ever. This titanic collision, “heard” in ripples in spacetime called…

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How Does a Gravitational Slingshot Work?

You’ve probably watched this sort of science-fiction scene more than once: some stalwart starship captain and their crew are fleeing…

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AI designs 50 gravitational wave detectors that could outperform human-made ones

Scientists announced they have developed an artificial intelligence program capable of designing gravitational wave detectors that outperform human-made versions, potentially…

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China uses ‘gravitational slingshots’ to save 2 satellites that were stuck in the wrong orbit for 123 days

On March 15th at 8:15 p.m. Beijing time (March 14th at 8:42 p.m. EDT; 5:42 p.m. PDT), China launched two satellites…

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Science news this week: Gravitational memory and woolly mice

Einstein’s equations might need a rewrite — that is, if we want to explain how the insides of black holes…

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