The Search for Gravitational Waves #science #physics

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When black holes collide and merge, the smashup is so violent that it shakes the very fabric of space-time itself. Astrophysicists detect these space-time ripples, which are known as gravitational waves. --------- Quanta Magazine is an editorially independent publication supported by the Simons Foundation. We focus on developments in mathematics, theoretical physics, theoretical computer science and the basic life sciences. READ free math and science articles on the Quanta website: www.quantamagazine.org LEARN about the Simons Foundation: www.simonsfoundation.org FOLLOW our social channels: - Instagram: quantamag - Bluesky: @quantamagazine.bsky.social‬ - Facebook: quantanews - X: quantamagazine

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