CLEAN : Researchers reveal gravitational waves discovery

What is expected to come online in the next two to five years that will aid in the study of gravitational waves?

• Advanced particle accelerators

• New space telescopes

• More gravitational wave detectors

• Improved satellite communication systems

During a neutron star merger, what happens as the stars spiral closer together?

• They stop emitting gravitational waves

• They lose energy and merge

• They remain at a constant distance

• They gain energy and move apart

What significant event occurs when two neutron stars finally merge?

• They disappear completely

• They release a large amount of energy

• They form a black hole

• They create a new galaxy

What was the approximate mass of the neutron stars involved in the observed merger?

• 2.5 and 2.0 solar masses

• 1.0 and 0.5 solar masses

• 2.0 and 1.5 solar masses

• 1.6 and 1.1 solar masses

How do recent observations of neutron star mergers help in understanding the universe?

• They confirm the existence of black holes

• They provide a new way to measure the universe's expansion

• They show that the universe is contracting

• They prove that stars are made of dark matter