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A planned European space mission called LISA is being built to listen for a constant background hum caused by millions of pairs of dead stars in the Milky Way.

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researchers in Paris, LISA (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna)
What
A planned European space mission called LISA is being built to listen for a constant background hum caused by millions of pairs of dead stars in the Milky Way.
When
Mon, 15 Jun 2026 17:20:12 GMT · 4h 15m ago
Where
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Why
LISA will measure distortions in spacetime as gravitational waves wash through, with the galactic hum being the surest signal it hopes to catch.
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Researchers have found that ignoring the Milky Way's spin when analyzing the gravitational hum data could skew estimates of binary star properties. Accounting for this rotation will improve the accuracy of LISA's measurements and could independently measure the galaxy's rotation.

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    The planned European space mission LISA is being built to listen for the constant background hum created by millions of pairs of dead stars, mostly white dwarfs, whirling around each other and stirring ripples in spacetime in the Milky Way.
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