114: The densest stuff in the universe slamming together at the speed of light with Dr. Kanner

Dec 17

Written By Carrie Nugent

Dr. Jonah Kanner talks about LIGO’s spectacular detection of two neutron stars merging together. This merger was not only detected by gravitational wave detectors in the US and Europe, it was also seen by many telescopes across the world and in spac… — Dr. Jonah Kanner talks about LIGO’s spectacular detection of two neutron stars merging together. This merger was not only detected by gravitational wave detectors in the US and Europe, it was also seen by many telescopes across the world and in space. This new discovery will help unlock many longstanding mysteries in astronomy and fundamental particle physics.

Dr. Jonah KannerLIGOGravitational WavesNeutron StarsAstronomy

Carrie Nugent

115: Detector detective with Mario Cabrera

113: Belt and suspenders spacecraft with Julie Webster