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Syracuse University News Posts on Gravitational Waves Discovery

Tuesday, October 3, 2017, By News Staff
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Inside the LIGO Hanford Observatory

Inside the LIGO Hanford Observatory (Credit: Caltech/MIT/LIGO Laboratory)

Gravitational Waves Detected 100 Years after Einstein’s Prediction

Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016

For the first time, scientists have observed ripples in the fabric of spacetime called gravitational waves, arriving at the earth from a cataclysmic event in the distant universe. This confirms a major prediction of Albert Einstein’s 1915 general theory of relativity, and opens an unprecedented new window onto the cosmos. … (read more)

Syracuse Scientists Integral to Discovery of Gravitational Waves (Video)

Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016

Scientists in the Department of Physics in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences have been instrumental in the discovery of gravitational waves, confirming a major prediction of Albert Einstein’s 1915 general theory of relativity. … (view)

Video: Searching For Gravitational Waves News Conference at Syracuse University

Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016

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Gravitational Waves Discovery, New Carnegie Classification Underscore Research Excellence at Syracuse

Friday, Feb. 12, 2016

From all over campus to all around the world, a momentous discovery in the world of physics—in our universe—was made known Thursday, confirming what Albert Einstein brilliantly hypothesized 100 years ago. The announcement: Gravitational waves exist. … (read more)

Panel Discussion in NYC on Gravitational Waves Discovery (Video)

Thursday, February 2, 2017

On Thursday, Feb. 2, faculty members from Syracuse University and MIT joined together in New York City for a panel discussion on the historic discovery of gravitational waves. Syracuse University professors Duncan Brown and Peter Saulson and associate professor Stefan Ballmer, along with MIT professor Rainer Weiss (co-founder of LIGO) took part in a question-and-answer session moderated by Bob Dotson G’69. … (view)

Syracuse Alumnus Instrumental in LIGO’s Third Detection of Gravitational Waves

Thursday, June 1, 2017

An alumnus of the College of Arts and Sciences has been instrumental in the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO)’s third detection of gravitational waves, demonstrating that a new window onto astronomy is fully open. … (read more)

Professor Duncan Brown Explains the Newest Gravitational Waves Discovery

Monday, June 5, 2017

Duncan Brown, the Charles Brightman professor of physics, was also interviewed for Quanta magazine for the article The Latest Black Hole Collision Comes with a Twist. … (read more)

Physics Professors Interviewed about the Search for Gravitational Waves

Tuesday, June 6, 2017

Duncan Brown, the Charles Brightman professor of physics, and Peter Saulson, the Martin A. Pomerantz ’37 Professor of Physics, were both quoted by WSYR for the news report SU Grad Key in Major Astronomy Breakthrough. … (read more)

Gravitational Waves Researchers Explain their Latest Discovery

Thursday, June 8, 2017

Peter Saulson, the Martin A. Pomerantz ’37 Professor of Physics, and Alex Nitz G’15, who earned a Ph.D. in physics, were both interviewed by the Detroit Free Press for the article Former U.P. resident helps detect colliding black holes in space. … (read more)

 

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