2016 ⟶ LIGO Confirms Detection of Gravitational Waves
February 11: Detection of gravitational waves by LIGO confir...
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🔭 Discovery of Scorpius X-1, the First Cosmic X-Ray Source
Riccardo Giacconi and his team discover the first cosmic x-ray source, Scorpius X-1⟶
AstronomyAstrophysicsCosmologySpace ExplorationObservational Astronomy
United States🔭 Discovery of Indirect Evidence for Gravitational Waves in a Binary Pulsar
Russell Alan Hulse and Joseph Hooton Taylor, Jr. discover indirect evidence for gravitational wave radiation in the Hulse–Taylor binary⟶
PhysicsAstrophysicsRelativityGravitational WavesRadio Astronomy20th Century Science
United States🔭 Hubble Space Telescope Launched
April 24 – May 20: Launch of the Hubble Space Telescope.⟶
Space ExplorationAstronomyTelescopesNASAAstrophysicsCosmologySpace Race
United States📡 LIGO Confirms Detection of Gravitational Waves
February 11: Detection of gravitational waves by LIGO confirmed.⟶
PhysicsAstronomyGravitational WavesGeneral RelativityLIGOBlack HolesCosmology
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