William Basinski looks back on ‘Disintegration Loops’ and dying media
A new documentary at SXSW explores the serendipitous ode to uncertainty.
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Astronomers spot a super-rare class of black hole for the first time
Never before has an intermediate-mass black hole been directly observed.
Astronomers may have spotted light from colliding black holes
It would be the first known instance of a visible collision.We have two newsletters, why not sign up for both?
Astronomers are puzzled by a mysterious dead star
It’s either the heaviest neutron star or the lightest black hole.
Astronomers just measured a whole lot more than gravitational waves
Researchers around the world are collecting troves of new data from this latest event.
Nobel Prize for Physics awarded to gravitational wave scientists
They were recognized for their work at LIGO and Virgo.
Scientists record a fourth set of gravitational waves
This time with three detectors, giving scientists more information about where they came from.
New computer models could direct scientists to epic cosmic events
This is what happens when a neutron star collides with a black hole.
LIGO astronomers detect third black hole collision
This gravitational wave observation gives us new insight into how black holes form.
Caltech fires up LIGO to hunt for more gravitational waves
The system will now peer further into space for longer periods in search of more black hole mergers.
Physicists create a 'quantum ruler' to measure the universe
A new method could increase LIGO's sensitivity and precision.
Computer simulations point to the source of gravitational waves
The ripples detected last September came from a collision of two black holes that happened over a billion years ago.
The first gravitational wave discovery wasn't a fluke
LIGO data shows that at least one other black hole collision triggered gravity ripples.
Dark matter might be made of black holes
We would have to rethink how the universe was formed.
'Goopy' dark matter could offer a new vision of the early universe
If a new model is correct, dark matter once behaved like a fluid.
LIGO team wins $3 million prize for gravitational wave discovery
Meanwhile, Einstein gets nothing.
Astronomers are using pulsars to spot gravitational waves
The steady signals from a "pulsar web" could help us detect minute vibrations in our planet.
Inhabitat's Week in Green: Tesla's most affordable EV, and more!
The Model 3 will start at a relatively affordable $35,000, but even at that price it will have competition.
ICYMI: Ripples in Spacetime, brain jolts to learn and more
100 years later, scientists confirm that Einstein was right.
