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gravitational wave

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gravitational wave
n.
A hypothetical wave that is held to propagate the force of gravity and to travel at the speed of light. Also called gravity wave.


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Anyone who sees a gravitational wave is going to be just enormously excited about that," says Richard Easther of Yale University.
Waves from the Big Bang: upcoming detectors may view newborn universe by Barry, P. / Science News
Dubbed Einstein@Home, the project is enlisting anyone with an interest in the galaxy and a computer to search for gravitational waves in the universe by sorting through data collected by U.
Star search by Potkewitz, Hilary / Los Angeles Business Journal
To detect gravitational waves, ripples in space and time produced by violent events in the distant universe, such as the collision of two black holes or exploding supernovae.
Superstar Search by CARIATI, SOPHIA / Science World
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