Forbes

Gravitational Wave Background: A Very Simple Explanation

The newly detected gravitational wave background could be the result of supermassive black hole binaries that orbit each other for a few million years before merging. By now you’ll have seen the news ...
Yale Environment 360

Astrophysicists present first evidence of gravitational wave ‘background’

Researchers have found the first direct evidence of a “background” of gravitational waves in the universe — a sign that gravitational waves from slowly merging pairs of supermassive black holes, or ...
Inverse

Scientists Just Heard the Hum of Giant Black Holes — Here's How They'll Pinpoint the Source

Astronomers just discovered a background “hum” of low-frequency gravitational waves constantly rippling through the universe — but what’s next? When two galaxies merge, the supermassive black holes at ...
New Scientist

Gravitational waves produce a background hum across the whole universe

The fabric of the universe is constantly rippling, according to astronomers who have discovered a background buzz of gravitational waves. These waves may be produced by supermassive black holes ...