Tag: #ligo

Analysis of 168 Gravitational-Wave Events Finds No Break in Einstein’s General Relativity

A LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA analysis of 168 high-confidence mergers finds no deviations from general relativity, tightening previous constraints.

#gravitational-waves, #general-relativity, #ligo, #astrophysics

GWTC-5.0 population study finds structured black-hole masses and a rapidly spinning subpopulation

Analysis of 267 compact-binary mergers (GWTC-5.0) reveals peaks in black-hole masses and a rapidly spinning subpopulation consistent with hierarchical mergers.

#gravitational-wave, #black-holes, #ligo, #astrophysics

LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA releases GWTC-5.0, expanding gravitational-wave catalog to 390 events

LVK's GWTC-5.0 adds 150 compact-binary candidates from O4b, raising the catalog to 390 events and improving population studies, Hubble estimates and GR tests.

#gravitational-waves, #ligo, #astronomy, #cosmology