Northern Ireland scientist discovers role in black hole shock waves

Artist's impression: Supermassive black holes at the heart of every galaxy spiral around each other, sending gravitational shock waves through the Universe

This week, scientists published evidence that supermassive black holes send out shock waves that distort space and time as they orbit each other. One of the groups that made the discovery is the North American Nanohertz Observatory for Gravitational Waves (NANOgrav) Collaboration, chaired by Dr Stephen Taylor, a Northern Ireland native. The 35-year-old credits his … Read more