"Gravitational waves," ripples in space-time caused by massive events like supernovae and black hole collisions, were first predicted by Albert Einstein in his theory of general relativity more than a century ago, but direct observation of these supposed "waves" has remained elusive. That's not for a lack of trying: experiments such as the Laser Inferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory (LIGO) have been actively searching for any evidence of these waves since 2002.
The experiment was shut down in 2010 for four years to upgrade the equipment, and the search resumed in September 2015. Now, rumors have surfaced that LIGO, a joint project of scientists at MIT, Caltech, and many other colleges and universities, hit paydirt:
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