Gravitational waves are vibrations of space-time itself
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From our current perspective, gravitational waves appear to be a ubiquitous phenomenon in the universe. Ripples in space-time were first detected in September 2015 by the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO). The waves captured were…
Source: www.newscientist.com
