An international team of scientists announced Thursday that they have detected gravitational waves from two black holes that collided a billion light years away. The waves, also known as “ripples” in the fabric of spacetime, confirm a key prediction of Einstein’s general theory of relativity. We discuss the significance and implications of the discovery.
Scientists Detect Gravitational Waves in Deep Space
An international team of scientists announced Thursday that they have detected gravitational waves from two blackholes that collided a billion light years away. The waves, also known as "ripples" in the fabric of spacetime,confirm a key prediction of Einstein's general theory of relativity. We discuss the significance and implications ofthe discovery.
(Caltech/MIT/LIGO Laboratory)
Guests:
David Reitze, physicist and executive director, Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) at Caltech