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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:scientists
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gptkbp:associated_with
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Einstein's theory of gravity
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gptkbp:black_holes_involved
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gptkb:GW150914
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gptkbp:can_detect
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gptkb:LIGO
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gptkbp:collaboration
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LIGO and Virgo collaborations
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gptkbp:community
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widely celebrated
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gptkbp:contributed_to
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multimessenger astronomy
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gptkbp:contributes_to
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the universe's structure
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gptkbp:date
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September 14, 2015
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gptkbp:demonstrated_capabilities_of
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gptkb:LIGO_detectors
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gptkbp:demonstrated_the_potential_of
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observational astronomy
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gptkbp:distance_from_earth
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1.3 billion light-years
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gptkbp:encouraged_development_of
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advanced detector technologies
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gptkbp:field_of_study
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astrophysics
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gptkbp:founded_in
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precision measurement technology
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gptkbp:frequency
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about 150 Hz
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gptkbp:highlights
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collaborative research
technology in science
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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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opened new field of astrophysics
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gptkbp:influenced
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future gravitational wave detectors
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gptkbp:influenced_funding_for
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gravitational wave research
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gptkbp:inspired
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gravitational wave astronomy
public interest in science
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gptkbp:inspired_educational_programs_on
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gptkb:gravitational_waves
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gptkbp:involved_analysis_of
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data from detectors
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gptkbp:involved_technology
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laser interferometry
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gptkbp:is_a_phenomenon_that
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cosmic events
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gptkbp:is_observed_in
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gptkb:Virgo_detector
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gptkbp:is_targeted_at
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further research on black holes
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gptkbp:led_to
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gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics_2017
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gptkbp:led_to_collaborations_with
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international research institutions
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gptkbp:led_to_improvements_in
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data analysis techniques
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Hanford,_Washington
gptkb:Livingston,_Louisiana
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gptkbp:marked_a_milestone_in
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modern physics
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gptkbp:mass_of_black_hole_1
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36 solar masses
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gptkbp:mass_of_black_hole_2
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29 solar masses
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gptkbp:paved_the_way_for
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new discoveries in cosmology
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gptkbp:published_in
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February 11, 2016
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gptkbp:released_in
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gptkb:LIGO_Scientific_Collaboration
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gptkbp:research
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interferometry
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gptkbp:resulted_in
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new observational strategies
merger of two black holes
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gptkbp:scientific_journal
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gptkb:Physical_Review_Letters
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gptkbp:showed_evidence_of
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merging black holes
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gptkbp:showed_the_feasibility_of
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detecting cosmic events.
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gptkbp:significance
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confirmed predictions of general relativity
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gptkbp:stimulated_interest_in
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gptkb:Physics
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gptkbp:theory
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gptkb:general_relativity
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gptkbp:type_of_waves
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gptkb:gravitational_waves
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gptkbp:was_a_demonstration_of
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existence of gravitational waves
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gptkbp:waveform
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chirp signal
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:LIGO
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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