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Clamor of gravitational waves from universe’s merging supermassive black holes ‘heard’ for first time
Simons Foundation, June 2023Following 15 years of data collection in a galaxy-sized experiment, scientists have “heard” the perpetual chorus of gravitational waves rippling through our universe for the first time — and it’s louder than expected.