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The gravitational waves that could shed light on the cosmic dark age

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Some astrophysicists have said that the discovery of the gravitational wave background could shake the foundations of physics – why is it so momentous?

By Leah Crane

24 August 2023

The Green Bank telescope in West Virginia, part of the NANOGrav collaboration

NANOGrav

The following is an extract from our monthly Launchpad newsletter, in which resident space expert Leah Crane journeys through the solar system and beyond. You can sign up for Launchpad for free here.

The cosmos is like a water balloon wibbling and wobbling mid-flight, and we can finally detect the wobbles. Earlier this year, the researchers of the NANOGrav collaboration made a big announcement: they have found what’s known as the gravitational wave background. If you’re familiar with …

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