Research Articles of Interest #Astronomy

On Aug. 17, 2017, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) and Virgo detected, for the first time, gravitational waves from the collision of two neutron stars. The event was not only “heard” in gravitational waves but also seen in light by dozens of telescopes on the ground and in space. Learn more about what this rare astronomy event taught us in a new video from LIGO and Virgo.

This confirmation by NASA could mean month-long trips to Mars and 16 year flights to the nearest star system, alpha & proxima centauri--which is 4 light years away, and would have taken centuries before. However, this drive baffles the science community because it appears to break Newton's Third Law. White et. al.