Gravitational Waves Could Unlock Secrets Of The Black Hole Universe

Sunday, November 16, 2014 - 09:40 in Astronomy & Space

When two giant LIGO detectors are switched on in the US next year, they will help scientists pick up the faint ripples of black hole collisions millions of years ago, known as gravitational waves.  Black holes cannot be seen, but scientists hope the revamped detectors, which act like giant microphones, will find remnants of black hole collisions - and theoretical physicists hope experimentalists will give validation for their numerical model. read more

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