By Michael Banks

Following the exciting news that the US-based Advanced Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory has discovered gravitational waves, the folks at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics in Canada are hosting a live webcast panel discussion at 13:00 EST (18:00 GMT) today.

The panel discussion will feature Perimeter director Neil Turok as well as Perimeter researchers Luis Lehner, Mina Arvanitaki and Latham Boyle.

They will discuss the importance of the discovery, what it means for physics and what new insights into our universe it will make possible. You can watch the webcast live above.