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Gravitational Waves
For the first time, scientists have observed ripples in space-time, so-called gravitational waves, which - triggered by a major event in the distant universe - reached Earth. This observation confirms an important prediction of the general theory of relativity formulated by Albert Einstein in 1915. At the same time, it opens a new window on the cosmos.