Effects of Einstein’s Elusive Gravity Waves Observed

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Two white dwarfs similar to those in the system SDSS J065133.338+284423.37 spiral together in this illustration from NASA. Credit: D. Berry/NASA GSFC

Locked in a spiraling orbital embrace, the super-dense remains of two dead stars are giving astronomers the evidence needed to confirm one of Einstein’s predictions about the Universe.
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Post tags: Cosmology, Einstein, eLISA/NGO, gravity, LISA, McDonald Observatory, stars, universe, waves, white dwarf

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