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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:scientists
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gptkbp:analysis
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matched filtering
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gptkbp:black_hole_masses
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approximately 29 and 36 solar masses
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gptkbp:can_detect
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gptkb:LIGO
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gptkbp:class
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held to explain the discovery
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gptkbp:collaboration
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gptkb:Caltech
gptkb:MIT
over 1,000 scientists
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gptkbp:collaborations
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international partnerships
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gptkbp:community_feedback
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widespread excitement
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gptkbp:conference
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focused on gravitational wave research
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gptkbp:contribution_to_physics
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test of general relativity
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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inspired art and literature
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gptkbp:date
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September 14, 2015
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gptkbp:distance_from_earth
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about 1.3 billion light-years
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gptkbp:educational_value
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increased interest in physics education
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gptkbp:events
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gptkb:GW150914
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gptkbp:field
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gptkb:Quantum_Mechanics
gptkb:cosmology
astrophysics
high-energy physics
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gptkbp:first_observation_of
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gravitational waves from a binary black hole merger
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gptkbp:follow-up_observations
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electromagnetic counterparts
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gptkbp:follow-up_studies
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investigating neutron star mergers
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gptkbp:frequency
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10 Hz to 1000 Hz
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gptkbp:funding
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gptkb:National_Science_Foundation
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gptkbp:future_prospects
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detecting gravitational waves from supernovae
potential for new discoveries in physics
exploring black hole populations
studying gravitational wave backgrounds
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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First direct detection of gravitational waves
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gptkbp:impact
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improved understanding of the universe's expansion
opened a new field of gravitational wave astronomy
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gptkbp:inspired_further_research
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multi-messenger astronomy
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gptkbp:inspired_technology
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advanced sensing technologies
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gptkbp:instruments
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gptkb:LIGO_detectors
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gptkbp:is_celebrated_in
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gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics_2017
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gptkbp:key_concept
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laser interferometry
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gptkbp:location_of_detection
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gptkb:Hanford,_Washington
gptkb:Livingston,_Louisiana
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gptkbp:public_interest
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high media coverage
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gptkbp:related_discoveries
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subsequent gravitational wave events
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gptkbp:released_in
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gptkb:LIGO_Scientific_Collaboration
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gptkbp:resulted_in
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merger of two black holes
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gptkbp:scientific_paper_published
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gptkb:Physical_Review_Letters
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gptkbp:sensor
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gptkb:Interpol
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gptkbp:signal_duration
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0.2 seconds
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gptkbp:significance
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confirmed predictions of general relativity
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gptkbp:theoretical_prediction
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gptkb:Einstein's_general_relativity
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gptkbp:waveform
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chirp signal
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:first_observing_run_of_LIGO
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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