Most-detailed Simulations of Black Hole Solve Longstanding Mystery
“An international team has constructed the most detailed, highest resolution simulation of a black hole to date. The simulation proves theoretical predictions about the...
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What Next for Gravitational Wave Detection?
Researchers are using gravitational waves to better understand black holes. LIGO’s detectors are sensitive to stellar mass black holes up to 100 times the...
The Challenges and Rewards of Studying Radio Pulsars: a CIERA Interdisciplinary Colloquium by Scott Ransom
Radio pulsars are nature’s near-perfect celestial clocks, and have repeatedly proven themselves to be extraordinary tool for astrophysicists. They have probed the most...
Erik Curiel on Inconsistent Definitions of a Black Hole
Black holes have become a central object for study in numerous fields of physics far beyond the field of classical general relativity. However, even...
LIGO on Lookout for 8 Sources of Gravitational Waves
“Seekers of gravitational waves are on a cosmic scavenger hunt. Since the Advanced Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory turned on in 2015, physicists have caught...
First Gravitational Waves Detection from Neutron Star Colliding with a Black Hole
“The first month of LIGO-Virgo’s third observing run has been truly amazing, potentially bringing us the discovery of the so far missing third, hybrid...
A New Infrared Camera for Exoplanet Imaging
Researchers from Northwestern’s Bio-Inspired Sensors and Optoelectronics Laboratory (BISOL) announced they developed a novel highly sensitive infrared camera that could help with directly imaging...
CIERA’s Paul Williams on Studying Star Formation in Antarctica
By Lydia Rivers (@lydiuhrivers) Astronomer Paul Williams was one of 15 researchers who embarked on a two month long trip to a volcanic island...
CIERA Faculty Comment on World’s First Image of a Black Hole
When the National Science Foundation (NSF) announced the world’s first image of a black hole, captured by the Event Horizon Telescope, the excitement was...
Gravitational Wave Detectors Spot Two Potential Black Hole Collisions in a Week
“Less than two weeks after the gravitational wave detectors turned back on, they’ve already seen evidence of two pairs of colliding black holes. Scientists...
Sean Raymond on Solar System Formation at CIERA Interdisciplinary Colloquium
The past decade of exoplanet observations has confirmed one of humanity’s worst fears: we are weird. Jupiter is the only planet in the solar...
CIERA’s Researchers Featured in Gizmodo Ahead of LIGO and Virgo’s Resumed Search for Gravitational Waves
“The LIGO and Virgo gravitational wave detectors are set to resume their hunt for gravitational waves on April 1. This go-around, they’ll be even...