An artist's concept of how LISA will work to detect gravitational waves from orbit in space. Credit: ESA The science of studying gravitational waves just got a big boost thanks to the European Space ...

LISA is set to revolutionize our understanding of the gravitational universe and the interactions that make the entire cosmos turn. Reading time: Reading time 6 minutes LISA, a $1.6 billion ...

Humanity's first space-based gravitational wave detector has received the go-ahead. The Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) mission, which consists of three spacecraft that together form a ...

Stay calm, everybody stay calm. But it’s finally happening: The European Space Agency is committing itself to the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA), a gravitational wave observatory that will ...

EVANSTON, Ill. (CBS) -- A Northwestern University astrophysicist is part of an international team of scientists creating a gravitational wave detector system that will eventually be launched into ...

NASA has unveiled a prototype of six telescopes that in the years ahead will be part of a first-of-its kind mission to study a cosmic phenomenon that could hold clues about some of the universe's ...

Last month, work began on the world’s first space-based gravitational wave detector. The European Space Agency and partner aerospace companies are developing orbiting, detector spacecraft to observe ...

LISA Pathfinder has produced astonishingly accurate results, paving the way for revealing the secrets of the universe with all-new insight into gravity. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share ...

A hundred years ago, Albert Einstein published his theory of relativity. On this occasion, Euronews’ Space magazine plunges into the subject of gravitational waves and features the joint ESA-NASA ...

Sensors destined for the European Space Agency’s (ESA) LISA Pathfinder mission in 2014 have far exceeded expectations, paving the way for a mission to detect one of the most elusive forces permeating ...