Gravitational Waves Could Soon Provide Measure of Universe's Expansion (IMAGE)

University of Chicago

Gravitational Waves Could Soon Provide Measure of Universe's Expansion

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UChicago scientists estimate, based on LIGO's quick first detection of a first neutron star collision, that they could have an extremely precise measurement of the universe's rate of expansion within five to ten years.

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Robin Dienel/The Carnegie Institution for Science

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