OpinionSeptember 4, 2024
Black Hole Detectors Fulfill Moore’s Law
A famous prediction that microchips improve exponentially over time can be applicable in unrelated developments, such as the technology used to discover colliding black holes
Stories by Szabolcs Márka
Szabolcs Márka is the Walter O. LeCroy, Jr. Professor of Physics at Columbia University in New York. He is convinced that science can make us live happier, healthier and longer lives—and that engagement in art, humanities and explorations can make that longer life worth living.
OpinionMay 22, 2023
Six Gravitational-Wave Breakthroughs Scientists Can’t Wait to See
After years of downtime for upgrades, the world’s premier gravitational-wave observatories are coming back online with big hopes for transformative discoveries
Space & PhysicsMay 23, 2019
Where (Some of) Earth’s Gold Came From
Of all of that precious metal ever refined, 600 tons were created in a collision between two neutron stars 1,000 light-years away and 4.6 billion years ago