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Scientist who helped prove Einstein theory opens doors to black holes for students with diverse majors
Jun. 26, 2023—Engineering major Adam Fortner has spent many nights camping outside his Kentucky home, staring up at the stars and dreaming about space. Law, history and society major Ethan Thorpe had similar notions throughout his childhood, scouring astronomy websites and imagining life as an astrophysicist. These students and others with diverse majors may not become astronauts...
Vanderbilt astrophysicist leads international workshop to turn plans for a crewed lunar observatory into reality
Oct. 25, 2021—Karan Jani, research assistant professor of physics and astronomy, co-chaired the first international workshop focused on gravitational wave detection on the moon. The workshop builds on Jani’s recent studies that make the case for building a crewed, lunar-based observatory.
Astrophysicist outlines ambitious plans for the first gravitational wave observatory on the moon
Jul. 21, 2021—Vanderbilt astrophysicist Karan Jani has led a series of studies that make the first case for a gravitational wave infrastructure on the surface of the moon. The experiment, dubbed Gravitational-Wave Lunar Observatory for Cosmology, uses the moon’s environment and geocentric orbit to analyze mergers of black holes, neuron stars and dark matter candidates within almost...