The abundance of
violent collisions provides reassuring evidence that there are enough rocky shards to accumulate Earth - like planets, Kenyon adds.
Not exact matches
Provided the
collision is sufficiently close and sufficiently
violent, it may be possible to observe them with instruments on Earth.
The ability to detect these waves, created by
violent cosmic
collisions, excites scientists because it
provides a new way to observe the universe, to «hear» a previously undetectable soundtrack of the cosmos.
The images show Eta Carinae and its
violent collision of winds in stunning detail,
providing new information on how stars evolve and die.
«Theoretically a consequence of
violent cosmic events — the
collisions of black holes, the explosive deaths of stars, or even the big bang — gravitational waves could
provide a brand new lens for studying the universe,» writes Science magazine.