Science11 years since LIGO's first direct detection of gravitational waves
NASA's Universe account marked the September 14, 2015, detection of GW150914, a signal from two merging black holes.
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NASA's Universe account commemorated LIGO's detection of ripples in space-time from a pair of merging black holes on September 14, 2015. NASA says the event, called GW150914, created a new black hole and marked the first direct detection of gravitational waves—a new type of signal astronomers could study.
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11 years since LIGO's first direct detection of gravitational waves
NASA's Universe account marked the September 14, 2015, detection of GW150914, a signal from two merging black holes.
TLDR
NASA's Universe account commemorated LIGO's detection of ripples in space-time from a pair of merging black holes on September 14, 2015. NASA says the event, called GW150914, created a new black hole and marked the first direct detection of gravitational waves—a new type of signal astronomers could study.