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LIGO's Pulsar Search Sets Stage for Future Gravitational Wave Discoveries

1/14/2025

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In a groundbreaking moment for science, LIGO first detected gravitational waves in February 2016, validating Einstein's theory. Recently, the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA Collaboration scoured 45 pulsars for continuous gravitational waves but came up empty-handed. However, their research set crucial limits on signal strength, paving the way for future discoveries. The findings are now available in a preprint paper.

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In a groundbreaking moment for science, LIGO first detected gravitational waves in February 2016, validating Einstein's theory. Recently, the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA Collaboration scoured 45 pulsars for continuous gravitational waves but came up empty-handed. However, their research set crucial limits on signal strength, paving the way for future discoveries. The findings are now available in a preprint paper.