Gravitational waves are invisible ripples in the fabric of space-time. They are caused by some of the most violent and energetic events in the universe.
These include colliding black holes, collapsing stellar cores, merging neutron stars or white dwarf stars, the wobble of neutron stars that are not perfect spheres and possibly even the remnants of gravitational radiation created by the birth of the universe.
In this video, Dr. Padi Boyd explains gravitational waves and how important Hubble is to exploring the mysteries of the universe.
For more information, visit https://nasa.gov/hubble.
Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
Producer & Director: James Leigh
Editor: Lucy Lund
Director of Photography: James Ball
Additional Editing & Photography: Matthew Duncan
Executive Producers: James Leigh & Matthew Duncan
Production & Post: Origin Films
Video Credit:
Hubble Space Telescope Animation
Credit: M. Kornmesser (ESA/Hubble)
Hubble Space Telescope Animation
Credit: ESA/Hubble (M. Kornmesser & L. L. Christensen), A. Fujii, Robert Gendler, Digitized Sky Survey 2, Panther Observatory, Steve Cannistra, Michael Pierce, Robert Berrington (Indiana University), Nigel Sharp, Mark Hanna (NOAO)/WIYN/NSF.
LIGO Interferometer Illustration
Credit: LIGO/T. Pyle
Gravitational Wave Animation
Credit: NASA GSFC Conceptual Image Lab
Kilonova Animation
Credit: NASA GSFC Conceptual Image Lab
Ripples In Space Time Animation
Credit: LIGO/T. Pyle
LIGO Hanford Aerial & Interior
Credit: Caltech/MIT/LIGO Lab
Music Credit:
“Alpha and Omega” by Laurent Parisi [SACEM] via KTSA Publishing [SACEM] and Universal Production Music
“Cosmic Call” by Immersive Music (Via Shutterstock Music)
