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.

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