Gravity may just be able to produce photons and light all on its own

A new paper is revealing that gravity may just be able to create light all on its own. It all has to do with gravitational waves, often referred to as ripples in spacetime, that radiate through the universe and carry the effects of gravity out and away from their generating bodies. 

The most prominent of these come from cataclysmic events like black hole mergers and supernovae and according to a new study they are strong enough that they can spontaneously generate light.

It all has to do with resonance, the authors argue, which can allow a wave or motion to build and build and build on…