A Cheat's Guide To Gravitational Waves
Why Is It Important?
Gravitational waves have been known to scientists for about a century now, ever since Einstein first predicted them.
However, this is the very first time we've ever been able to detect them. General Relativity says that they should be there, but up until now we couldn't be certain.
Not only that, but this is the first time we have been able to directly detect black holes - another thing predicted by Einstein.
These detections are a confirmation of Relativity, most of which forms a bedrock for physics as we know it.
The discovery opens up whole new avenues of exploration of deep space and allows us the opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of some of the most mysterious and bizarre parts of it, such as black holes.
What Should I Say?
"Well, there's definitely a Nobel Prize in it for them""Looks like Einstein has knocked it out of the park again"
"This is probably the biggest discovery since the Higgs particle... and that's saying something"
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