Gravitational Wave Astronomy
By Joey Shapiro Key, Tyson Littenberg
New detectors and new data handling systems are set to take this still-young science to the next level.
This Article From Issue
September-October 2018
Volume 106, Number 5
Page 276
One hundred years ago, Albert Einstein presented his general theory of relativity, our foundational theory of gravity. A direct consequence of this theory is the prediction that violent cosmic events can be strong sources of gravitational waves—a new messenger with which to study our universe.
SXS; NASA/CXC/Trinity University/D. Pooley et al./ LIGO/University of Oregon/Ben Farr
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