2016-02-12, 01:50
Gravitational waves detected 100 years after Einstein's prediction
For the first time, scientists have observed ripples in the fabric of spacetime called gravitational waves, arriving at Earth from a cataclysmic event in the distant universe. This confirms a major prediction of Albert Einstein's 1915 general theory of relativity and opens an unprecedented new window onto the cosmos.![](http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciencedaily/top_news/top_science/~4/tKhwPIikr_k)
http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/science...103935.htm
For the first time, scientists have observed ripples in the fabric of spacetime called gravitational waves, arriving at Earth from a cataclysmic event in the distant universe. This confirms a major prediction of Albert Einstein's 1915 general theory of relativity and opens an unprecedented new window onto the cosmos.
http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/science...103935.htm