Month: July 2025

TORSIONAL OSCILLATIONS
Rotational vibrations in neutron stars that can produce gravitational waves.

EINSTEIN’S FIELD EQUATIONS
The mathematical framework describing how matter and energy affect spacetime.

COSMIC BACKGROUND GRAVITATIONAL WAVES
Low-frequency gravitational waves thought to be leftover from the Big Bang.

EVENT HORIZON
The boundary of a black hole beyond which nothing can escape, not even light.

KILONOVA
A bright explosion following a neutron star merger, detectable in optical and infrared light.

BLACK HOLE MERGER
A process where two black holes collide, emitting gravitational waves.

NEUTRON STAR MERGER
The collision of two neutron stars, which produces both gravitational waves and electromagnetic radiation.

RINGDOWN
The final stage of a black hole merger, where it stabilizes and emits weaker gravitational waves.

INSPIRAL
The phase in which two orbiting massive objects move closer due to gravitational wave emission.

BINARY MERGER
The collision of two compact objects, such as black holes or neutron stars, generating strong gravitational waves.