Tag: pulsar timing arrays

• Doing astronomy using gravity

  [ This blog is dedicated to tracking my most recent publications. Subscribe to the feed to keep up with all the science stories I write! If you like my writing and want to support it, please donate to my Patreon. ] Astronomy without light Gravitational waves let us see the invisible universe in new ways…

  Matthew R. Francis

  October 14, 2017

  Astronomy Magazine

  black holes, gravitational wave detectors, gravitational waves, LIGO, pulsar timing arrays

• Guardians of the Galaxy…er, black holes vol. 3

  [ This blog is dedicated to tracking my most recent publications. Subscribe to the feed to keep up with all the science stories I write! ] Part 3 of my 4-part series on black holes for Medium members is up; part 1 is here and part 2 is here. If enough of you read, they may…

  Matthew R. Francis

  September 11, 2017

  Medium, Writing for Other Sites

  black holes, Event Horizon Telescope, pulsar timing arrays, radio astronomy, supermassive black holes

• The week in review (October 13 – 19)

  I’m at GeekGirlCon this weekend, so I’m busy with non-writing activities as part of the DIY Science Zone. Thanks to our Fearless Leader Dr. “Nick Fury” Rubidium for putting our part of the event together! Where Nature Hides the Darkest Mystery of All (Nautilus): Even though there’s no solid barrier, the event horizon of a…

  Matthew R. Francis

  October 19, 2013

  Ars Technica, Galileo’s Pendulum, Nautilus, Writing for Other Sites

  black holes, general relativity, gravitational waves, pulsar timing arrays, pulsars, supermassive black holes, supernovas