2016 ⟶ LIGO Detects Gravitational Waves from Black Hole Merger

The LIGO team detects gravitational waves from a black hole ...
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🚀 New Horizons Pluto Flyby and LIGO's First Gravitational Wave Detection

On July 14, with the successful encounter of Pluto by NASA's New Horizons spacecraft, the United States became the first nation to explore all of the nine major planets recognized in 1981. Later on September 14, LIGO was the first to directly detect gravitational waves.⟶
New Horizons Pluto Flyby and LIGO's First Gravitational Wave Detection (2015)
Space ExplorationPlanetary ScienceNew HorizonsPlutoLIGOGravitational WavesGeneral RelativityAstrophysics
United StatesUnited StatesSwitzerlandSwitzerland

📡 First Direct Detection of Gravitational Waves

Gravitational waves are observed⟶
First Direct Detection of Gravitational Waves (2015)
AstrophysicsGravitational WavesLIGOGeneral RelativityObservational AstronomyBlack HolesCosmology
United StatesUnited StatesSwitzerlandSwitzerland

⚫ LIGO Detects Gravitational Waves from Black Hole Merger

The LIGO team detects gravitational waves from a black hole merger⟶
LIGO Detects Gravitational Waves from Black Hole Merger (2016)
AstrophysicsGravitational WavesLIGOBlack HolesMergerGeneral RelativityObservational Astronomy
United StatesUnited StatesSwitzerlandSwitzerland

💫 Simultaneous Detection of Gravitational Waves and Electromagnetic Signal (GW170817)

Gravitational wave signal GW170817 is observed by the LIGO/Virgo collaboration. This is the first instance of a gravitational wave event observed to have a simultaneous electromagnetic signal when space telescopes like Hubble observed lights coming from the event, thereby marking a significant breakthrough for multi-messenger astronomy.⟶
Simultaneous Detection of Gravitational Waves and Electromagnetic Signal (GW170817) (2017)
AstrophysicsGravitational WavesElectromagnetic SignalNeutron Star MergerLIGOVirgoMulti-messenger AstronomyGW170817
United StatesUnited StatesItalyItaly

🔭 First Image of a Black Hole Using Multiple Telescopes

The first image of a black hole is captured, using eight different telescopes taking simultaneous pictures, timed with extremely precise atomic clocks.⟶
First Image of a Black Hole Using Multiple Telescopes (2019)
AstrophysicsBlack HoleEvent Horizon TelescopeObservational AstronomyGeneral RelativityRadio AstronomyTelescopes
United StatesUnited StatesGermanyGermanyJapanJapan

⚫ First Image of a Black Hole

First image of a black hole⟶
First Image of a Black Hole (2019)
AstrophysicsBlack HoleEvent Horizon TelescopeM87General RelativityObservational AstronomyRadio Astronomy
United StatesUnited StatesGermanyGermanyJapanJapan