The Universe Is Abuzz with Giant Gravitational Waves, and Scientists Just Heard Them (Maybe)

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The hackers fighting to keep our water safe

Across the U.S., the digital infrastructure that runs our utilities is quickly aging, becoming more vulnerable to cyber attacks. Recently at least a dozen states reported attacks on their water systems. Stepping up to defend these utilities is DEF CON Franklin, an organization th ...  Afficher plus

NASA’s Roman Space Telescope launches

In this episode of Science Quickly, NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope begins its mission to probe dark energy, hunt for distant worlds and map the cosmos in unprecedented detail. The mission’s senior project scientist Julie McEnery explains why astronomers are so excited a ...  Afficher plus

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How to use the whole galaxy to hear huge gravitational waves
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Daniel and Jorge break down the recent discovery of huge gravitational waves by NANOGrav, and what it means about supermassive black holes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

How Do Scientists LISTEN to Black Holes?
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Did you know that you can HEAR Black Holes colliding out in space? It's true! Scientists have discovered that by listening to gravitational waves, they can actually hear a black hole, billions of miles away, colliding with another one. Don't miss this awesome chat with Dr. Eric T ...  Afficher plus

Astronomers Find an Unexpected Bumper Crop of Black Holes
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In trying to explain the spectacular star trails of the star cluster Palomar 5, astronomers stumbled on a very large trove of black holes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 

Our universe is humming with gravitational waves
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What the new discovery of gravitational wave imprints in pulsar signals can reveal about the cosmos