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Joseph Shavit

Harvard astrophysicists solve the mystery of cosmic inflation

The signal – known as the cosmic graviton background (CGB) – can be detected, although it will be a massive technical challenge.

Joseph Shavit

Moon’s orbit can become a gravitational wave detector

The Moon’s exact position is known with an error of at most one centimeter, thanks to the use of lasers sent from different observatories.

Joseph Shavit

What is warp drive and is it even a really a thing? Physicist explains

Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity ("GR") represents space and time as a 4-dimensional "fabric" that can be stretched and folded

Joseph Shavit

Scientists detect a 'tsunami' of gravitational waves

A team of international scientists have unveiled the largest number of gravitational waves ever detected.