mpi_grav, 15 days ago to random Wow! The universe seems quite active right now: The gravitational-wave detectors have observed three possible binary black hole mergers in the past three days. May 11: S240511i ℹ️ https://gracedb.ligo.org/superevents/S240511i/view/ May 12: S240512r ℹ️ https://gracedb.ligo.org/superevents/S240512r/view/ May 13: S240513ei ℹ️ https://gracedb.ligo.org/superevents/S240513ei/view/ In all three cases, the direction of origin of the gravitational waves could be determined fairly precisely. #GravitationalWaves #S240511i #S240512r #S240513ei @LIGO Map of the entire sky, on which the areas in which the gravitational wave candidate S240512r is located are marked in shades of orange. There is a 90% probability that it comes from an area of only 216 square degrees. Map of the entire sky, on which the areas in which the gravitational wave candidate S240513ei is located are marked in shades of orange. There is a 90% probability that it comes from an area of only 362 square degrees.
Wow! The universe seems quite active right now: The gravitational-wave detectors have observed three possible binary black hole mergers in the past three days.
May 11: S240511i ℹ️ https://gracedb.ligo.org/superevents/S240511i/view/
May 12: S240512r ℹ️ https://gracedb.ligo.org/superevents/S240512r/view/
May 13: S240513ei ℹ️ https://gracedb.ligo.org/superevents/S240513ei/view/
In all three cases, the direction of origin of the gravitational waves could be determined fairly precisely.
#GravitationalWaves #S240511i #S240512r #S240513ei @LIGO
Map of the entire sky, on which the areas in which the gravitational wave candidate S240512r is located are marked in shades of orange. There is a 90% probability that it comes from an area of only 216 square degrees. Map of the entire sky, on which the areas in which the gravitational wave candidate S240513ei is located are marked in shades of orange. There is a 90% probability that it comes from an area of only 362 square degrees.