The Stream – The new frontier of science: gravitational waves

The Stream – The new frontier of science: gravitational waves

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The Stream – The new frontier of science: gravitational waves
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On The Stream: Why the discovery of gravitational waves is important

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Vignette: A team of scientists has recorded the first detection of a gravitational wave. The wave was emitted by the collision of two black holes located 1.3 billion light years away. (Reuters)

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