NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have observed for the first time the faint ripples caused by the motion of black holes that are gently stretching and squee…

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    1 year ago

    Is that just really delayed news about the first direct observation of gravitational waves in 2015 or does that article actually contain new information?

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      No, that only picked up higher-frequency gravitational waves. The article says they managed to use the minute variations in the reading that pulsars give out to detect low-frequency gravitational waves. They haven’t been able to triangulate any using this method however.