false
product
the-real-reality-show-whats-the-big-deal-about-gravitational-waves https://www.astronomy.com/science/the-real-reality-show-whats-the-big-deal-about-gravitational-waves/ The Real Reality Show: What's the big deal about gravitational waves? | Astronomy.com categories:Cosmology, Science | tags: InStock USD 1.00 1.00 article ASY 2023-05-18 09:06:06 2017-01-06 00:00:00 38006
Skip to content
Astronomy Magazine logo
  • Login/Register
  • Logout
  • Shop
  • Subscribe

  • News
  • Science
    • Science
    • Solar System
    • Exoplanets
    • Stars
    • Milky Way
    • Galaxies
    • Exotic Objects
    • Cosmology
  • Observing
    • Observing
    • In The Sky
    • Upcoming Events
    • The Sun
    • The Moon
    • Planets
    • Deep-Sky Objects
    • Observing Basics
    • Telescopes and Equipment
    • Astrophotography
  • Space Exploration
    • Space Exploration
    • Human Spaceflight
    • Robotic Spaceflight
  • The Magazine
  • Ask Astro
  • News
  • Science
    • Science
    • Solar System
    • Exoplanets
    • Stars
    • Milky Way
    • Galaxies
    • Exotic Objects
    • Cosmology
  • Observing
    • Observing
    • In The Sky
    • Upcoming Events
    • The Sun
    • The Moon
    • Planets
    • Deep-Sky Objects
    • Observing Basics
    • Telescopes and Equipment
    • Astrophotography
  • Space Exploration
    • Space Exploration
    • Human Spaceflight
    • Robotic Spaceflight
  • The Magazine
  • Ask Astro
  • Login/Register
  • Logout
  • Shop
  • Subscribe

The Real Reality Show: What’s the big deal about gravitational waves?

In 2016 astronomers detected gravitational waves from the merger of two distant black holes. What do these mysterious signals mean for the universe?
By Astronomy Staff | Published: January 6, 2017

Up Next

  • An artist’s representation of one of brightest explosions ever seen in space, an LFBOT. Called a Luminous Fast Blue Optical Transient (LFBOT). Credit: NASA, ESA, NSF's NOIRLab, Mark Garlick , Mahdi Zamani
    Exotic Objects, Science

    ‘Tasmanian devil’ rises from slumber with brilliant bursts of light

  • An artist’s impression of the disc and jet in the young star system HH 1177. Credit: The European Southern Observatory (ESO)
    Exoplanets, Robotic Spaceflight, Science, Space Exploration

    Astronomers discover disk around star in another galaxy for the 1st time ever

  • Artist's representation of the HD110067-system from above
    Exoplanets

    ‘Shocked and delighted’: Astronomers find six planets orbiting in resonance

  • Observing, Science, The Moon

    2023 Full Moon calendar: Dates, times, types, and names

  • Comet 1P/Halley is perhaps the most famous comet. Though it only passes near Earth about once every 75 years, over time, it has left an expansive trail of debris throughout its entire orbital path. When Earth passes through this debris each year, we are treated to a meteor shower known as the Eta Aquariids. Credit: NASA.
    Science

    How do comets get their names?

  • Blue-green Uranus may not look like much through a telescope, but you can see its small disk at magnifications of 100x and more. Even this close-up look from the Voyager 2 spacecraft fails to reveal much detail. Credit: NASA/JPL.
    Robotic Spaceflight, Science, Solar System, Space Exploration

    The many mysteries NASA can solve on a mission to Uranus

  • An image of the area surrounding Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy, in X-ray and infrared light. X-ray: NASA/UMass/D.Wang et al.; IR: NASA/STScI
    Exotic Objects, Science

    4 of the weirdest objects in space

  • Solar System

    Asteroids: What they are and where they come from

  • Science

    The awakening of astronomy: This Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher

Astronomy Newsletter

Get newsletters, updates and special offers via email from Astronomy.com!

"*" indicates required fields

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Astronomy magazine: 50 years and counting

Astronomy leads the astronomy hobby as the most popular magazine of its kind in the world. Get information about subscriptions, digital editions, renewals, advertising and much, much more.

Count me in

FREE DOWNLOAD

All About the Apollo Mission

Get it now
Astronomy Magazine logo
  • Facebook
  • LinkedIn
  • YouTube
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Subscribe
  • Customer Service
  • Advertising
  • Terms of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Copyright Policy
  • Website Accessibility

@ 2023 Kalmbach Media. All Rights Reserved.

More Sites from Kalmbach Media Publisher logo
Scroll to Top

Login

New User? Create an Account

Why Sign In? Subscribers can access their digital magazine issues, and registered users can participate in our Community forums and galleries.

Email is required
Password is required
Forgot your password?
Manage My Account
Contact
Customer Support