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The Hum of the Universe

January 29 , 2021 1272 days 958 0
  • It was recently detected by the North American Nanohetz Observatory for Gravitational Waves (NANOGrav).
  • According to the researchers, the hum was produced by gravitational waves.
  • It comes from a type of dead star called a “Pulsar”.
  • These stars are basically neutron stars.
  • This is the first time the humming sound has been heard from a pulsar collision.
  • Earlier scientists have observed such humming sound.
  • However, they were from black hole mergers.
  • The humming sound from blackhole mergers were detected by LIGO observatories.

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