Big day in the world of physics:
About a hundred years ago, Einstein predicted the existence of
gravitational waves, but until now, they were undetectable.
QUOTATION OF THE DAY
"Everything else in astronomy is like the eye. Finally, astronomy grew ears. We never had ears before."
SZABOLCS MARKA,
part of a team of scientists who announced they had heard and recorded
the sound of two black holes colliding a billion light-years awaySCIENCE | Out There
Gravitational Waves Detected, Confirming Einstein's TheoryBy DENNIS OVERBYE
Scientists say they heard the faint chirp of two black holes
colliding a billion light-years away, fulfilling Einstein's general
theory of relativity.
OPINION | Opinion
Finding Beauty in the DarknessBy LAWRENCE M. KRAUSS
Einstein's "ripples" should matter to everyone - not just physicists.
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