Tag: LIGO

Gravitational Waves: How LIGO Opened a New Window on the Universe
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Gravitational waves are ripples in the fabric of spacetime itself, predicted by Einstein in 1916 and finally detected a century later. Photo: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center (Public Domain) Ripples in the Fabric of Spacetime On September 14, 2015, at 5:51 AM Eastern Time, both detectors of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave…
