Measuring neutron-star distances and properties with gravitational-wave parallax

Understand

Gravitational-wave astronomy allows us to study objects and events invisible to electromagnetic waves.

• So far, only signals triggered by coalescing binaries have been detected.
• However, as the interferometers' sensitivities improve over time, we expect to observe weaker signals in the future, e.g.
• emission of continuous gravitational waves from spinning, isolated neutron stars.