In deep space, black holes may sometimes swirl together and then collide, sending out staggering bursts of gravitational waves. Scientists are developing sophisticated new instruments to measure such never-before-detected waves–which would be ripples in space-time itself (SN: 1/8/00, p. 26: Available to subscribers at Catch a Wave.).
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