Scientists are using pulsars to detect the gravitational wave 'hum' created from supermassive black hole mergers. Credit: ...

Fresh observations of two merging black holes confirm predictions made by Stephen Hawking based on Albert Einstein’s theory. A decade after the first detection of gravitational waves from two merging ...

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ATG Innovation and ÉireComposites will design and build satellite parts for the first space observatory dedicated to study ...

In the world of astrophysics, Stephen Hawking’s predictions about black holes have always sparked fascination and debate.

In 2023, scientists detected the gravitational waves from a black hole collision that seemed impossible. New research finally ...

On Nov. 2, Kip Thorne took the stage at Harvey Mudd College’s Galileo Auditorium to recount his 50 year odyssey of making ...

Two Galway-based companies are playing key roles in a joint project by the European Space Agency (ESA) in collaboration with Nasa to develop the largest observatory ever built. The Laser ...

The spin-off VM Photonics GmbH delivers ultra-stable and 10 times purer laser light for high-precision optical measurements ...

Supersonic shock waves are cone-shaped disturbances that result from an object moving faster than the speed of sound. If you ...

Johannes holds an MSci in Neuroscience from King’s College London, where he worked on projects involving Alzheimer’s disease and Fragile X syndrome.

Business innovation: VM Photonics GmbH is a spin-off of the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute; AEI) and Leibniz University Hannover. It offers ultra-precise ...