Thursday, February 11, 2016

Big News!!! Einstein's gravitational waves 'seen' from black holes

Wow.  About 100 years since Einstein theorized gravitational waves they are finally observed.


Scientists are claiming a stunning discovery in their quest to fully understand gravity.
They have observed the warping of space-time generated by the collision of two black holes more than a billion light-years from Earth.

The international team says the first detection of these gravitational waves will usher in a new era for astronomy.

It is the culmination of decades of searching and could ultimately offer a window on the Big Bang.
The research, by the LIGO Collaboration, has been published today in the journal Physical Review Letters.

Read about it at the BBC and Astronomy Magazine.

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