Astronomers using data collected by CSIRO’s Parkes radio telescope, Murriyang, have found their strongest evidence yet for low-frequency gravitational waves.
By timing radio pulses from an array of galactic pulsars, scientists see hints of gravitational waves from supermassive black hole pairs in a breakthrough that may reveal hidden details of galaxy evolution.
Scientists say they've found evidence of a very long gravitational wave that could open a window onto supermassive black holes and perhaps even other extreme, unseen objects in the universe.
What are gravitational waves? What are Pulsars and what does it mean to time a pulsar? How does this relate to past and future observations of gravitational waves? These are all fundamental questions to ask and this article seeks to answer them in simple and easy-to-understand terms for a general audience.