Award goes to astronomers working on the Event Horizon Telescope
Read article: First direct observation of a black hole and its ‘shadow’ is Physics World 2019 Breakthrough of the Year
Sarah Tesh looks back at the Physics World Breakthrough of the Year for 2016 and 2017, and the beginning of the gravitational-wave and multimessenger astronomy era
Read article: A decade of Physics World breakthroughs: 2016 and 2017 – the rise of gravitational-wave observation and multimessenger astronomy
Entangled photons allow detection of more merging black holes and neutron stars
Read article: Quantum squeezing boosts performance of LIGO and Virgo gravitational-wave detectors
Effect could be spotted by next generation of telescopes
Read article: Nearby stars could reveal wormhole at the centre of the Milky Way
Range of gravitational field cannot be shorter than 18 trillion kilometres
Read article: Motions of the planets put new limit on graviton mass
Ringdown of black hole is described nicely by general relativity
Read article: Black hole is hairless, reveals analysis of gravitational waves
$3m prize will be shared equally by 347 scientists who imaged region surrounding huge black hole
Read article: Event Horizon Telescope researchers win 2020 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics
LIGO–Virgo detectors have seen more than 20 candidate signals since April restart
Read article: Were gravitational waves from a black-hole–neutron-star merger detected on 14 August?
Equivalence principle stands up to highest scrutiny so far
Read article: Einstein’s general theory of relativity tested by star orbiting a black hole
Gravitational-wave astronomy is shedding new light on some of the most enigmatic issues in contemporary physics, ranging from black holes to the formation of the universe
Read article: Roadmap offers expert insight into gravitational-wave astronomy
