This discovery will enable astronomers to compare the properties of black holes gleaned from
gravitational wave observations with those of similar - mass black holes previously only detected with X-ray studies, and fills in a missing link between the two classes of black hole observations.
The interference patterns of the telescopes» combined
radio wave observations told astronomers about position, size, and strength of objects in space.
Working with the University of New South Wales, scientists have developed a computer model which uses
past wave observations and beach assessments to forecast the erosion and / or accretion of beach sediments over the coming year.
Now, 5 years and several gravitational
wave observations later, a neutron - star merger that Messick helped spot by analyzing gravitational wave signals is Science's 2017 Breakthrough of the Year.
She and her colleagues also took radio
wave observations of the merged stars in the first 100 days after the collision.
New information gleaned from
gravitational wave observations is helping scientists understand what happens when massive stars die and transform into black holes.
«In addition to high sensitivity and fidelity, high resolution submillimeter -
wave observation is essential to our study, which ALMA made possible for the first time.
The quality of Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) models relies partly on the availability of surface wind and
wave observations.