• Question: What is multi messenger astronomy?

    Asked by anon-219663 to Laurence on 18 Jun 2019.
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      Laurence Datrier answered on 18 Jun 2019:


      Multi-messenger astronomy is astronomy you do using more than one type of signal. A lot of astronomy uses only the electromagnetic spectrum (of which light is a part), which is only one “messenger”. I use gravitational waves and EM waves, so it’s multi-messenger 🙂

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