Black hole heavyweights triggered gravity wave event

LIGO team expects more detections later this year

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MAKING WAVES  In the wake of a black hole collision, one bigger black hole (middle) is left behind as gravitational waves (blue and purple bands) ripple away, as seen in this still from a computer simulation. The colors near the black hole illustrate how gravity slows time (clocks would tick slower in the orange zone). 

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The recent detection of gravitational waves is a stunning confirmation of Albert Einstein’s theories and the start of a new way of observing the universe.