The correct answer is First Observation of Gravitational Waves.
The Nobel Prize in Physics 2017 was awarded to three American physicists: Rainer Weiss, Barry C. Barish, and Kip S. Thorne. They received the prize for their decisive contributions to the LIGO...
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The correct answer is First Observation of Gravitational Waves.
The Nobel Prize in Physics 2017 was awarded to three American physicists: Rainer Weiss, Barry C. Barish, and Kip S. Thorne. They received the prize for their decisive contributions to the LIGO detector and the first-ever direct observation of gravitational waves.
Gravitational waves are "ripples" in the fabric of space-time. They were first predicted by Albert Einstein in 1916 as part of his General Theory of Relativity. Einstein believed they would be so weak that they might never be detected.
On September 14, 2015, the LIGO (Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory) detectors in the United States recorded a signal for the first time.
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