The LIGO project has made it possible to detect gravitational waves, confirming key theories of Albert Einstein and teaching us new things about black holes. This is the video we made last year when it first picked up gravitational waves. Today it detected them for a third time: http://nyti.ms/2qK5S1L | The New York Times - Science

It's been almost a year since the groundbreaking LIGO announcement. How does the detector work and how did it detect gravitational waves? | Nature

To celebrate the one-year anniversary of a discovery that changed the face of astronomy, this week we feature the exclusive world premiere of a new documentary. LIGO Detection reveals what unfolded behind the scenes between the detection of merging black holes on 14 September 2015, and five months later when LIGO announced it to the world. Sign up to our newsletter and find out about exclusive content like this before anyone else: https://www.newscientist.com/registration/ Read more about the di