first direct detection of gravitational waves

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:physicist
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:character
gptkbp:associated_with Einstein's theory of gravity
gptkbp:collaborations international research institutions
LIGO and Virgo collaborations
gptkbp:community widely celebrated
gptkbp:contributed_to the universe's structure
multimessenger astronomy
gptkbp:date September 14, 2015
gptkbp:distance 1.3 billion light-years
gptkbp:educational_programs gptkb:observatory
gptkbp:encourages advanced detector technologies
gptkbp:exhibited_at existence of gravitational waves
gptkbp:field_of_study astrophysics
gptkbp:form chirp signal
gptkbp:founded precision measurement technology
gptkbp:frequency about 150 Hz
gptkbp:has_spectral_type gptkb:observatory
gptkbp:highlights collaborative research
technology in science
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label first direct detection of gravitational waves
gptkbp:impact opened new field of astrophysics
gptkbp:influenced future gravitational wave detectors
gptkbp:inspired gravitational wave astronomy
public interest in science
gptkbp:invasive_potential observational astronomy
gptkbp:is_aimed_at further research on black holes
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in data from detectors
gptkbp:is_capable_of gptkb:LIGO_detectors
detecting cosmic events.
gptkbp:is_observed_in gptkb:Virgo_detector
gptkbp:led_to gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics_2017
data analysis techniques
gptkbp:location gptkb:Hanford,_Washington
gptkb:Livingston,_Louisiana
gptkbp:mass 29 solar masses
36 solar masses
gptkbp:published_by February 11, 2016
gptkbp:publishes gptkb:Physical_Review_Letters
gptkbp:receives_funding_from gravitational wave research
gptkbp:recognizes gptkb:character
gptkbp:related_concept cosmic events
gptkbp:released_in gptkb:LIGO_Scientific_Collaboration
gptkbp:research interferometry
gptkbp:research_interest gptkb:physicist
gptkbp:resulted_in merging black holes
new observational strategies
merger of two black holes
gptkbp:significance confirmed predictions of general relativity
gptkbp:technology laser interferometry
gptkbp:theory gptkb:general_relativity
gptkbp:universe G W150914
gptkbp:was_a_catalyst_for new discoveries in cosmology
gptkbp:was_marked_by modern physics