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| − | ''See also [[Counterexamples to Relativity]]''.
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| − | ''Not to be confused with "gravity waves". [http://news.discovery.com/space/gravitational-waves-vs-gravity-waves-know-the-difference-160208.htm Learn the difference.]''
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| − | '''Gravitational waves''' were accurately predicted by the [[Theory of Relativity]], which claims that distortions in space travel at the speed of light away from a mass that accelerates or decelerates.
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| − | Gravity waves have never been directly observed, and have even been the subject of a hoax:<ref>http://discovermagazine.com/2014/april/23-20-things-you-didnt-know-about-hoaxes</ref>
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| − | {{cquote|In 2010 researchers from the [[LIGO|Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory]] detected the first direct evidence of gravitational waves — crucial proof of relativity. After thousands of hours of verification, they learned that the signal was a “blind injection,” an authorized prank by colleagues to check their work.}}
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| − | In 2016, demands immediately rang out for a [[Nobel Prize]] to be awarded for an anomalous "chirp" detected in [[LIGO]].<ref> [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-35524440] Gravitational waves from black holes detected, BBC</ref>
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| − | == See also ==
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| − | *[[Relativity]]
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