Scientists first detected gravitational waves—ripples in spacetime predicted by Einstein—on 14 September 2015, when two black holes collided and sent out a faint “whisper.” Marking the tenth anniversary of that landmark moment, Professor Patrick Brady will recount how gravitational-wave astronomy has evolved from a bold experiment into a thriving field, revealing a symphony of signals from merging black holes and neutron stars.
Along the way, you’ll learn how gravitational waves are generated, what unfolds at a black hole’s event horizon, why neutron-star collisions forge most of the Universe’s gold, and what mysteries the next generation of detectors may soon solve.