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Pulsar Scintillometry with VLBI
October 12, 2017
2017 is the fiftieth anniversary of the discovery of the pulsar and Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI). In t…
CITA congratulates the 2017 Physics Nobel Prize laureates
October 3, 2017
The 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to Rainer Weiss, Barry C. Barish, and Kip S. Thorne for “decisiv…
A three-detector observation of a binary black hole coalescence
September 27, 2017
This afternoon, the LIGO Scientific Collaboration and Virgo Collaboration announced the fourth significant…
Sackler Lecture: Gravitational-Wave Discoveries Driving the Promise of Multi-Messenger Astronomy
September 12, 2017
Sackler Speaker: Vicky Kalogera (Northwestern University)
Abstract: The LIGO detectors have opened for us a new way…
Jamboree 2017
August 29, 2017
Targeted towards incoming postdocs/grads and anyone who wants to learn more about CITA, this is an annual event wit…
New TRAPPIST-1 Web App Launched
August 8, 2017
TRAPPIST-1 is the most musical system ever discovered and now you can conduct its planetary symphony by simply pressing…
Observation of a 50-Solar-Mass Binary Black Hole Coalescence
June 1, 2017
This morning, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) announced its third detection of…
How fine-tuned harmonies saves TRAPPIST-1 from destruction
May 10, 2017
Author: Dan Tamayo
In February of this year, a European-led team of astronomers announced that TRAPPIST-1, one of…
The TRAPPIST-1 Treasure Trove (Classroom Visit)
April 3, 2017
The TRAPPIST-1 Treasure Trove (Classroom Visit)
In February of 2017, astronomers announced an exciting development…
CITA research featured on CBC News
March 27, 2017
Research on gravitational waves by CITA Professor Harald Pfeiffer has been featured on CBC news.
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