Everything said in that NANOgrav link is mind-blowing.
Slow, undulating waves in spacetime. Detected via observations of triangulated pulsars.
Now THIS is what I love in humanity.
It's playful. It's clever. In fact, it's brilliant. It's the sense of curiosity and discovery. It's about finding the unexpected and even the unimaginable.
EDIT: It's like the man said...
"We’re using a gravitational-wave detector the size of the galaxy that’s made out of exotic stars, which just blows my mind,” exclaims National Radio Astronomy Observatory’s Dr. Scott Ransom.
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AmidFuror@kbin.social · 31 pts · 3y
Something bent space-time and made tomorrow July 29th.
RiikkaTheIcePrincess@kbin.social · 13 pts · 3y
Good they announced that they'd be making an announcement. An unannounced announcement could surprise someone!
tallwookie@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 3y
all aboard the hypetrain?
CFinley97@kbin.social · 6 pts · 3y
I'm always aboard.
But seriously, even small developments are so fascinating. This takes me back to 2015 and the excitement of the gravity wave news.
phosphorik@kbin.social · 4 pts · 3y
The hell? That wasn’t 2015, that was just like a year or two ago.
…Right?
ivanafterall@kbin.social · 5 pts · 3y
That's what they said. 2015. A year or two ago. Same thing.
slake-moth@kbin.social · 6 pts · 3y
This was on NANOGrav's site: Scientists use Exotic Stars to Tune into Hum from Cosmic Symphony and NASA's
style99@kbin.social · 5 pts · 3y
I'm bracing for disappointment from IceCube, but hopefully NANOGrav will more than make up for it.
niktemadur@kbin.social · 4 pts · 3y
Everything said in that NANOgrav link is mind-blowing.
Slow, undulating waves in spacetime. Detected via observations of triangulated pulsars.
Now THIS is what I love in humanity.
It's playful. It's clever. In fact, it's brilliant. It's the sense of curiosity and discovery. It's about finding the unexpected and even the unimaginable.
EDIT: It's like the man said...
I'm picking up Nobel Prize vibes here.