Albert Einstein was the first physicist to propose the idea that space is actually made up of some kind of fabric and this would explain why planets are attracted to each other in space and how the Sun can hold the Solar System together...yes, fabric! For the first time, scientists have observed ripples in the fabric of space time called gravitational waves, arriving at the earth from a mega-disastrous event in the distant universe. This confirms a major prediction of Albert Einstein’s 1915 general theory of relativity and opens an exciting new window onto the cosmos. Physicists have concluded that the detected gravitational waves were produced during the final fraction of a second of the merger of two black holes to produce a single, more massive spinning black hole. This collision of two black holes had been predicted but never observed. The gravitational waves were detected on September 14, 2015 at 5:51 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time by both of the twin Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) detectors, located in Livingston, Louisiana, and Hanford, Washington, USA. (YES! Technology!) Will new knowledge about gravity change the way we learn about gravity, YES!... “This detection is the beginning of a new era: The field of gravitational wave astronomy is now a reality,” says Gabriela González, professor of physics and astronomy at Louisiana State University. A lot of people believed Einstein to be a bit eccentric or on the "nerdy" side of the human behavior spectrum. Today we can say he was one of the best thinkers of his time. Inspired, perhaps? For more details about this very subject go to this site:
https://www.ligo.caltech.edu/news/ligo20160211
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Mrs. TaylorI love science! Everything about the world is interesting and never boring. I love to study plants, animals, insects, and people. My favorite subjects are my students who are the most unique organisms on the planet! Categories |