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Gravitational Waves—Why Is This A Big Deal?

OCT 03, 2017
The experiment behind this year’s winner for the Nobel Prize in Physics.
Gravitational Waves -- Why Is This A Big Deal?

Our staff writer Yuen Yiu travels to Livingston, Louisiana to learn about the science behind this year’s winner for the Nobel Prize in Physics, and what lies ahead for the brand new field of gravitational wave astronomy.

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