Gravitational waves detected 100 years after Einstein's prediction
Thursday, February 11, 2016 - 11:20
in Astronomy & Space
For the first time, scientists have observed ripples in the fabric of spacetime called gravitational waves, arriving at Earth from a cataclysmic event in the distant universe. This confirms a major prediction of Albert Einstein's 1915 general theory of relativity and opens an unprecedented new window onto the cosmos.
