Birmingham Heroes: Gravitational Waves

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Channel: University of Birmingham · 2017 · Education

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For the first time, scientists have directly detected gravitational waves -- ripples in space and time -- in addition to light from the spectacular collision of two neutron stars. This is the first time that astronomers have been able to study the same event with both gravitational waves and light. Find out more : 

Find out more: https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/heroes/gravitational-waves.aspx

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