Extreme numbers—the unimaginably large and small pop up in recent experiments
Friday, February 19, 2016 - 10:30
in Astronomy & Space
The physics world erupted in celebration this month with the confirmed discovery of gravitational waves by the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) group. Predicted by Einstein a century ago, the discovery verifies his description of the universe in which space and time can warp and bend.