"Cocooned Dying Stars Could Emit Gravitational Waves, Study Shows"
TL;DR
'Cocoons' of debris around dying stars may be a new source of gravitational waves, according to a new study. When massive stars collapse to form black holes, their stellar material forms a cloud-like cocoon of debris, which is a potential source of gravitational waves that has never been investigated before. These elusive space-time ripples are also emitted by the universe's solo members and may even be powerful enough to be picked up by instruments on Earth.
Topics:sciencescience-and-astronomy#black-holes#dying-stars#gravitational-waves#science-and-astronomy#space-time-ripples#stellar-debris
- Gravitational waves may come from 'cocoons' of debris around dying stars (video) Space.com
- A simulation of a dying star shows how it could create gravitational waves Science News Magazine
- We Could Soon “Hear” the Gravitational Waves of Dying Stars Sky & Telescope
- Dying stars' cocoons could be a new source of gravitational waves New Scientist
- Dying star's 'cocoon' a potential new source of gravitational waves New Atlas
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