Scientists use Exotic Stars to Tune into Hum from Cosmic Symphony

June 28, 2023 • by Staff Writer

A team of astrophysicists has found evidence for gravitational waves that oscillate with periods of years to decades.

An illustration depicts colliding black holes causing waves in spacetime

Credit: NANOGrav/Sonoma State University/Aurore Simonnet


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