The world of astronomy has just gotten a bit brighter with the announcement of the new BlackGEM telescopes. This project, a collaboration between the European Southern Observatory (ESO) and Dutch research institute Nikhef, is designed to detect the sources of gravitational waves. By using the two-telescope system to monitor the sky simultaneously, BlackGEM will be able to search for faint optical signals associated with gravitational wave sources, such as gamma-ray bursts and supernovae. With its wide field-of-view, BlackGEM will be able to scan a larger area of the sky than ever before, giving it the potential to detect more exotic sources of gravitational waves. This could open up new frontiers in the study of gravitational waves and our universe.

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source: Phys.org