UW News
Joey Key
October 16, 2017
UW researchers mark first detection of gravitational waves from collision of two neutron stars
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For the first time, scientists have detected gravitational waves from the merger of two neutron stars.
June 2, 2017
UW, UW Bothell scientists explain new discovery in gravitational wave astronomy
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The announcement that a third collision of black holes has been detected three billion light years away validates the work of hundreds of scientists, including teams at the University of Washington and UW Bothell.