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An Enormous Gravity ‘Hum’ Moves Through the Universe (www.quantamagazine.org)

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Astronomers have found a background din of exceptionally long-wavelength gravitational waves pervading the cosmos. The cause? Probably supermassive black hole collisions, but more exotic options can’t be ruled out.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

I would recommend just reading the article. Quanta magazine generally does an excellent job of explaining new research results in a way that’s accessible to the general public without using the hyperbolic, misleading, or outright wrong language that often shows up in shoddy science reporting.