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  2. Gravitational wave - Wikipedia

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    In gravitational-wave astronomy, observations of gravitational waves are used to infer data about the sources of gravitational waves. Sources that can be studied this way include binary star systems composed of white dwarfs , neutron stars , [ 8 ] [ 9 ] and black holes ; events such as supernovae ; and the formation of the early universe ...

  3. Gravity wave - Wikipedia

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    In fluid dynamics, gravity waves are waves in a fluid medium or at the interface between two media when the force of gravity or buoyancy tries to restore equilibrium. An example of such an interface is that between the atmosphere and the ocean, which gives rise to wind waves. A gravity wave results when fluid is displaced from a position of ...

  4. Gravitational-wave astronomy - Wikipedia

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    Gravitational-wave astronomy is a subfield of astronomy concerned with the detection and study of gravitational waves emitted by astrophysical sources. [ 1 ] Gravitational waves are minute distortions or ripples in spacetime caused by the acceleration of massive objects.

  5. Learn about gravitational waves and how a Tri-Cities ... - AOL

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    Gravitational-wave astronomy is big science that comprises 1,600 researchers around the world, about half of whom are in the US. The LIGO Exploration Center or LExC (sounds like “Lexi”) is a ...

  6. Breaking: Scientists Find The Gravitational Wave Background ...

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    First discovered in 2015 by the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory, or LIGO, gravitational waves are physical ripples in spacetime caused by objects with mass moving through space ...

  7. Speed of gravity - Wikipedia

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    The speed of gravitational waves in the general theory of relativity is equal to the speed of light in vacuum, c. [3] Within the theory of special relativity, the constant c is not only about light; instead it is the highest possible speed for any interaction in nature.

  8. First observation of gravitational waves - Wikipedia

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    Gravitational wave instruments are whole-sky monitors with little ability to resolve signals spatially. A network of such instruments is needed to locate the source in the sky through triangulation. With only the two LIGO instruments in observational mode, GW150914's source location could only be confined to an arc on the sky.

  9. The first gravitational wave discovery wasn't a fluke - AOL

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    If you were worried that the first confirmed detection of gravitational waves was just a one-off result... don't be. Researchers analyzing LIGO data have verified a second instance (recorded in ...