Finding represents first joint detection of gravitational waves with both detectors.

Prestigious Spanish award shared with Caltech's Kip Thorne and Barry Barish and the LIGO Scientific Collaboration for work in detecting gravitational waves.

Nearly 3 billion light years from Earth, the black holes are the farthest ever detected.

Senior MIT research scientist to speak for international collaboration for gravitational wave detection research.

Data suggest black holes swallow stellar debris in bursts.

Astronomers observe black hole producing cold, star-making fuel from hot plasma jets and bubbles.

Upgrades make detectors more sensitive to gravitational waves.

Scientists find gas at center of Perseus cluster travels much more slowly than expected.

Signal was produced by two black holes colliding 1.4 billion light years away.

Findings suggest two dining styles for black holes.