Gravitational Waves Discovered! Here's What You Need To Know
The very first gravitational wave has been detected by LIGO, proving Albert Einstein's Theory of Relativity! Where did it come from and what does it mean for the future of space science?...
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OH MY GALAXY WE FOUND GRAVITATIONAL WAVES. AAAHHHH Hey star-gazers A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away...two black holes collided in a fateful swirling waltz. Just like when you toss a rock into a pond and the KERPLUNK creates ripples on the surface of the water, this collision sent ripples through the fabric of space time. And we finally detected one of these ripples or as researchers call them, gravitational waves. We’ve been looking for these kinds of waves for a long time. Albert Einstein first proposed their existence in his theory of relativity, OVER A HUNDRED YEARS AGO. So we’ve been searching for them ever since. And just how the ripples in the pond get smaller as they move further from the KERPLUNK point, the ripples in spacetime get smaller...
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OH MY GALAXY WE FOUND GRAVITATIONAL WAVES. AAAHHHH Hey star-gazers A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away...two black holes collided in a fateful swirling waltz. Just like when you toss a rock into a pond and the KERPLUNK creates ripples on the surface of the water, this collision sent ripples through the fabric of space time. And we finally detected one of these ripples or as researchers call them, gravitational waves. We’ve been looking for these kinds of waves for a long time. Albert Einstein first proposed their existence in his theory of relativity, OVER A HUNDRED YEARS AGO. So we’ve been searching for them ever since. And just how the ripples in the pond get smaller as they move further from the KERPLUNK point, the ripples in spacetime get smaller...
