"Advancements in Gravitational-Wave Detection: The Cosmic Explorer"

The MIT-led Cosmic Explorer project has received $9 million in funding from the National Science Foundation to design a next-generation gravitational-wave observatory. Cosmic Explorer aims to detect gravitational waves from the early universe and will feature detectors that are 10 times larger than those of the current Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO). The observatory is expected to increase the rate of gravitational wave detections and provide insights into the formation of black holes and neutron stars, as well as the history of the universe. The project will involve collaboration with other next-gen detectors globally.