Hubble Space Telescope | A Tapestry of Gravity: LISA and the Future of Gravitational Wave Astronomy @hubblespacetelescope | Uploaded February 2024 | Updated October 2024, 9 hours ago.
Shane L. Larson, Northwestern University
Nearly everything we know about the universe has been discovered using photons - light in all its myriad forms. However, using advanced technology we can now access the cosmos through the detection of ripples in the fabric of spacetime itself: gravitational waves.
Dr. Larson will explore the modern description of gravity, how we can measure gravitational waves, and what we expect to learn. He will focus on LISA, the space gravitational wave observatory being launched in the early 2030s by ESA and NASA. LISA observations will unveil the adventures of black holes of all sizes, neutron stars, and white dwarfs as they interact, merge, and send ripples across the universe. Join us to explore these discoveries - because gravity has quite a story to tell.
- News from the Universe starts at 3:33
- Main talk starts at 13:52
Host: Frank Summers, Space Telescope Science Institute
Recorded live on Tuesday, February 6, 2024
More information: www.stsci.edu/public-lectures
Shane L. Larson, Northwestern University
Nearly everything we know about the universe has been discovered using photons - light in all its myriad forms. However, using advanced technology we can now access the cosmos through the detection of ripples in the fabric of spacetime itself: gravitational waves.
Dr. Larson will explore the modern description of gravity, how we can measure gravitational waves, and what we expect to learn. He will focus on LISA, the space gravitational wave observatory being launched in the early 2030s by ESA and NASA. LISA observations will unveil the adventures of black holes of all sizes, neutron stars, and white dwarfs as they interact, merge, and send ripples across the universe. Join us to explore these discoveries - because gravity has quite a story to tell.
- News from the Universe starts at 3:33
- Main talk starts at 13:52
Host: Frank Summers, Space Telescope Science Institute
Recorded live on Tuesday, February 6, 2024
More information: www.stsci.edu/public-lectures
