Einstein was right! Scientists have proven the existence of gravitational waves
A group of scientists have found and measured a ripple in space-time, proving Einstein's Theory of Relativity.
In a huge development for the astrophysics community, scientists now claim they've proven the existence of gravitational waves, proving Albert Einstein's Theory of Relativity so many decades later. The researchers at the National Science Foundation, MIT, and Caltech have been collaborating on the project for a while now, using their two Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatories (LIGO) to measure atomic-level differences in gravitational interference. The group says that, on September 14, 2015, the LIGO recorded and measured weak gravitational waves emanating from the the merging of two distant supermassive black holes some 1.3 billion years ago.
What are gravitational waves?
Gravitational waves are ripples in space-time, caused by bodies moving through the universe. Einstein's theory, back in 1915, stated that time and space are not two separate concepts, but are instead intertwined, and warp each other in strange ways. Newton theorised that gravity, is just every object in the universe attracted to every other. Einsten's says that, instead, every object warps the space-time around it to create a gravitational "pull". In theory, you create a ripple in space-time even when you walk down the street, but at such a miniscule level that it may as well be nonexistent. Instead, LIGO has been measuring gravitational waves from much denser bodies; black holes. The ripple generated by the explosive merging of two black holes is so powerful that it reaches us even lightyears away. And yet, these are so weak when measured on Earth that the scientists involved had to compensate for even the mildest interferences stemming from everyday Earth activity.