LIGO: Einstein Was Right

LIGO: Einstein Was Right 10/16/2017 10:43 AM EDT A century ago, Albert Einstein predicted gravitational waves -- ripples in the fabric of space-time that result from the universe's most violent phenomena. A hundred years later, NSF-funded researchers using the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) have detected gravitational waves. More at https://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/ligoevent/?WT.mc_id=USNSF_51 This is an NSF News item. Follow NSF:  This email was sent using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: National Science Foundation Update · 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22314 · 703-292-5111