We have been detecting gravitational waves since 2015, but we still have a lot to learn. A matter-wave laser interferometry gravitational antenna uses cryogenic atoms to detect space-time ripples at ever-lower frequencies.
Physics
December 31, 2022
Matter wave laser interference gravitational antenna MIGA project
A new breed of gravitational wave hunters is set to launch in 2023 and could also help search for dark matter.
Gravitational waves are ripples in space-time created by events such as the collision of black holes. They were first predicted by Albert Einstein in his 1916, and nearly a century later he was first detected in 2015 by the US Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO). We are currently observing over 100 gravitational waves, advancing our understanding of black holes and neutrons …
