History of discovery
The History of Gravitational Waves
From Einstein's 1916 prediction that mass in motion should ripple spacetime, through a century of doubt about whether they could ever be detected, to the first direct detection of a black-hole merger in 2015 — and a new way of observing the universe.
Highlights
- ›A century from prediction to detection
Astronomers, eras & methods
Across the history of discovery
Knowledge connections
- Associated withBig Science
- Associated withGravitational-Wave Detection
- Associated withBinary Black Hole Merger
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.