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GW150914 provides direct observational evidence of gravitational waves from merging black holes.
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Observed in 2015 and published in 2016. This is a large collaboration’s achievement, not the work of a single individual.
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LIGO: gravitational waves from a binary black hole merger
GW150914 provides direct observational evidence of gravitational waves from merging black holes.
Scientific scope
Observed in 2015 and published in 2016. This is a large collaboration’s achievement, not the work of a single individual.
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