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Tia Ghose

Science history: Gravitational waves detected, proving Einstein right — Sept. 14, 2015

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Discovery: First gravitational waves detected

Discovery date: Sept. 14, 2015 at 5:51 a.m. EDT (09:51 UTC)

Where: Livingston, Louisiana and Hanford, Washington

Who: Scientists with the LIGO Scientific Collaboration

Ten years ago today, on Sept. 14, physicists detected gravitational waves rippling through the cosmos for the first time.

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