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Released: 16-Oct-2017 10:05 AM EDT
Scientists Spot Explosive Counterpart of LIGO/Virgo’s Latest Gravitational Waves
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab)

A team of scientists using the Dark Energy Camera (DECam), the primary observing tool of the Dark Energy Survey, was among the first to observe the fiery aftermath of a recently detected burst of gravitational waves, recording images of the first confirmed explosion from two colliding neutron stars ever seen by astronomers.

Released: 16-Oct-2017 10:05 AM EDT
Gold Origin Confirmed with First Ever Gravitational Wave Sighting
University of Warwick

Gold’s origin in the Universe has finally been confirmed, after a gravitational wave source was seen and heard for the first time ever by an international collaboration of researchers, with astronomers at the University of Warwick playing a leading role.

Released: 12-Oct-2017 2:05 PM EDT
Tip Sheet: VU Professor Can Talk About NAFTA Withdrawal
Vanderbilt University

Despite rhetoric that the United States might pull out of the North American Free Trade Agreement, there will be substantial pressure from American businesses to forge a deal to remain, says NAFTA expert and Vanderbilt University professor Timothy Meyer. “Neither Mexico nor Canada nor major elements within the U.S. business community and government want to see NAFTA die,” Meyer says.



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