LIGO s First Detection of Gravitational Waves!

The lasers have wiggled! Tweet at us! @pbsspacetime Facebook: facebook.com/pbsspacetime Email us! pbsspacetime [at] gmail [dot] com Comment on Reddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/pbsspacetime Support us on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/pbsspacetime Help translate our videos! http://www.youtube.com/timedtext_cs_panel?tab=2&c=UC7_gcs09iThXybpVgjHZ_7g Today, over 100 years after Einstein proposed his theory of general relativity, we are proud to announce that his final major prediction has been verified! Gravitational waves have officially been detected by LIGO! We are still getting details as the teams of physicists go over the data, but this is a huge deal, and is an exciting new step in understanding our universe. Have Gravitational Waves Been Discovered?!? http://bit.ly/1JKxRXM ______________________ COMMENTS: TheRealBileth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8TCUGDltqM&lc=z13gdvez5onxhvsuh235cf24dobqvf0z104 Laura Lorca https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8TCUGDltqM&lc=z12cspcahpuzvtvxe04cirt5szicvxsasxk0k Fabio Brady https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8TCUGDltqM&lc=z13evprazrrywlc4y04cf1br4pmsvxo4kec Chris Valentine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8TCUGDltqM&lc=z123efmavte1c1ehb04cfzabaobrh5rgf2w ______________________ FURTHER READING: NASA s HAVOC Program http://go.nasa.gov/1C8VWky Andy Howell on the science of The Martian http://bit.ly/1OtaAs2 ______________________ Written and hosted by Matt O’Dowd Made by Kornhaber Brown (www.kornhaberbrown.com)