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LIGO's First Detection of Gravitational Waves! | Space Time | PBS Digital Studios
- Published_at:2016-02-11
- Category:Education
- Channel:PBS Space Time
- tags: PBS Space Time PBS Digital Studios Kornhaber Brown Matt O’Dowd PBS space time gravitational waves g-waves space LIGO physics astrophysics black holes supernova spacetime ripples Einstein relativity theory of relativity Albert Einstein universe lasers SETI physics news neutron star general relativity ripple in spacetime national science foundation laser interferometer gravitational-wave observatory Institute for Gravitational Research science news
- description: The lasers have wiggled! Tweet at us! @pbsspacetime Facebook: facebook.com/pbsspacetime Email us! pbsspacetime [at] gmail [dot] com Comment on Reddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/pbsspacetime Today, over 100 years after Einstein proposed his theory of general relativity, we are proud to announce that his final major prediction has been verified! Gravitational waves have officially been detected by LIGO! We are still getting details as the teams of physicists go over the data, but this is a huge deal, and is an exciting new step in understanding our universe. Have Gravitational Waves Been Discovered?!? http://bit.ly/1JKxRXM ______________________ COMMENTS: TheRealBileth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8TCU... Laura Lorca https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8TCU... Fabio Brady https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8TCU... Chris Valentine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8TCU... ______________________ FURTHER READING: NASA's HAVOC Program http://sacd.larc.nasa.gov/branches/sp... Andy Howell on the science of The Martian http://bit.ly/1OtaAs2 ______________________ Written and hosted by Matt O’Dowd Made by Kornhaber Brown (www.kornhaberbrown.com)
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