Master Lin in 1992: "With a lot of training, you can move energy with your hands and throw your opponent far away."
My physics student friend in 1992: "That's a lie, the hand only emits heat."
Master Lin dies in 2018.
My now-scientist friend: "Lin was right, a hand moving at high speed can emit gravitational waves, although we can't measure them yet."
I push him and throw him away and we both laugh. 😅😅😅

(My scientist friend is also autistic and gifted)

#physics #GravitationalWave #martialarts #kungfu #yiquan #chentaiji #linchingsung #actuallyautistic

Start the week with #GravitationalWave candidate #S250331o

If real, the source is probably a binary black hole

False alarm rate 1 in 100 yr
GraceDB https://gracedb.ligo.org/superevents/S250331o
GCN https://gcn.nasa.gov/circulars/39953
Rating 🐓 ☕ 🌷

#O4IsHere #Astrodon

This morning's #GravitationalWave candidate #S250328ae with a great localization

If real, the source is probably a binary black hole

False alarm rate 1 in 100 yr
GraceDB https://gracedb.ligo.org/superevents/S250328ae
GCN https://gcn.nasa.gov/circulars/39898 https://gcn.nasa.gov/circulars/39900
Rating 🍊 🎉 🦢

#Astrodon #O4IsHere

Wednesday #GravitationalWave candidate #S250326y

If real, the source is probably a binary black hole

False alarm rate 1 in 8900 yr
GraceDB https://gracedb.ligo.org/superevents/S250326y/
GCN https://gcn.nasa.gov/circulars/39871
Rating 🦆 🌷 🍫

#Astrodon #O4IsHere

🎉 We have reached 200 #GravitationalWave candidates in O4! 🎉

The fourth observing run (O4) of our detector network has had the best performance so far, with more candidates than ever before! We are currently busy analysing all these wonderful data and look forward to sharing results

#O4IsHere #Astrodon

Fresh #GravitationalWave candidate #S250319bu

If real, the source is probably a binary black hole

False alarm rate 1 in 67 yr
GraceDB https://gracedb.ligo.org/superevents/S250319bu/
GCN https://gcn.nasa.gov/circulars/39776
Rating ⏱️🦆

#O4IsHere #Astrodon

I am getting really excited for the GR Amaldi meeting in July. Lots of plans are coming together

Abstract submission deadline is Friday 21 March

Registration is open. We will have a free Early Career Workshop before the main meeting, but places are limited

https://iop.eventsair.com/gr24-amaldi16/

We will have public talks, a reception at the Glasgow Science Centre, and a science ceilidh at the conference dinner! Stay tuned for details on a sci/art exhibit

#Astrodon #GravitationalWave #Cosmology #Physics