Is There a Gravitational Wave Observator?

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In 20 15, scientists detected gravi ational waves coming from two black holes colliding. And they could potentially detect gravitational waves from right after the big bang. So we need to have a gravitational wave observatory where the two ends of it are a million kilometers apart. But really, there's no perfect or universal telescope. You can build a telescope that's great at one thing, but it'll probably be lacking in something else.

A lava planet, life on other worlds, the very first starlight in the universe — the most powerful space telescope ever built is ready to reveal many mysteries of the cosmos.

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