Gravity Blog Perimeter Institute discuss LIGO findings What does the discovery of gravitational waves mean for physics?
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Gravity Blog Has Advanced LIGO found gravitational waves? Collaboration quashes rumours of a discovery
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Read article: Launch of LISA Pathfinder probe heralds new era in search for gravitational waves Telescopes and space missions Research update Launch of LISA Pathfinder probe heralds new era in search for gravitational waves Concept mission will test whether a space-based gravitational-wave observatory is feasible
Gravity Blog Einstein’s legacy, 100 years on Celebrating the centenary of the general theory of relativity
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