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Loading contentThe pairing of a gravitational-wave chirp with a short gamma-ray burst. Their near-simultaneous arrival from GW170817 confirmed that neutron-star mergers cause short gamma-ray bursts, and that gravitational waves travel at the speed of light.
Facts on this topic will be cited from these primary and reference sources.
Direct detections of gravitational waves from compact-object mergers.