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Nov 1, 2026 23 min

Gravitational Wave Background Discovered?

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PBS Member Stations rely on viewers like you. To support your local station, go to: http://to.pbs.org/DonateSPACE↓ More info below ↓Uploaded 17-02-21Check Out Overview on PBS Terra: https://youtu.be/Pgj95EntvW0Sign Up on Patreon to get access to the Space Time Discord! https://www.patreon.com/pbsspacetimeIt was pretty impressive when LIGO detected gravitational waves from colliding black holes. Well we’ve just taken that to the next level with a galaxy-spanning gravitational wave detector that may have detected a foundational element of space itself - the gravitational wave background. Walk the Arecibo Catwalk With Matt:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5j98wi_M2w&ab_channel=PBSSpaceTimeLearn More About Gravitational Waveshttps://youtu.be/gw-i_VKd6Wo#space​​ #gravitationalwaves #discoveryCheck out the Space Time Merch Storehttps://pbsspacetime.comSign up for the mailing list to get episode notifications and hear special announcements!https://mailchi.mp/1a6eb8f2717d/spacetimeHosted by Matt O'DowdWritten by Matt O'Dowd Graphics by Leonardo Scholzer, Yago Ballarini, Pedro Osinski, Adriano Leal and Stephanie FariaGFX Visualizations: Katherine KorneiDirected by Andrew KornhaberAssistant Producer: Setare GholipourExecutive Producers: Eric Brown and Andrew KornhaberSound of Pulsarshttps://www.parkes.atnf.csiro.au/people/sar049/eternal_life/supernova/pulsars.htmlEnd Credits Music by J.R.S. Schattenberg: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRl6-nb4iOnsij-vnpAjp0QSpecial Thanks to Our Patreon SupportersBig BangRick DeWittSandy WuMatthew MillerSean MaddoxBrodie RaoScott GrayAhmad JodehRadu NegulescuAlexander TamasMorgan HoughJuan BenetFabrice EapMark RosenthalDavid NicklasQuasarHank SChristina OegrenMark HeisingVinnie FalcoHypernovawilliam bryanLeo EmersonmuOn MarketingRussell PopeBen DeloL. Wayne AusbrooksNicholas NewlinMark Matthew BoskoDrew HartJason FinnАнтон КочковAlec S-LJulian TyackeJohn R. SlavikMathewDanton SpiveyDonal BotkinJohn PollockEdmund FokschanerJoseph Salomonechuck zegarJordan Youngm0nkJohn HofmannTimothy McCullochGamma Ray Burst SupportersLawrence Tholl, DVMFaraz KhanAlmog CohenAlex EdwardsNickÁdám KettingerSylvain LeducAnthony KahngMD3Endre PechDaniel JenningsCameron SampsonPratik MukherjeeGeoffrey ClarionNateAdrian PosorDarren DuncanLily kawaiiRuss CreechJeremy ReedMagistrala Хемус [Kybrit]Derek DavisEric WebsterSteven SartoreDrJYouDavid JohnstonJ.

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