Science, Space

LIGO Announces Detection of Gravitational Waves from Colliding Neutron Stars

LIGO
Illustration by Fermilab

UChicago physicists calculate expansion rate of universe using breakthrough research

CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—October 16, 2017

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By: Louise Lerner

About 130 million years ago, two incredibly heavy, dense neutron stars spiraled around each other. Their dance brought them closer to one another and made them spin faster, until they were circling more than 100 times per second. The ensuing collision sent a shockwave through the very fabric of spacetime, which traveled across the universe at…

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