Science’s 2017 Breakthrough of the Year: Colliding neutron stars
Nine other scientific advances are recognized as runners-up, and three developments are named Breakdowns of the Year
Gravitational waves
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Merging neutron stars generate gravitational waves and a celestial light show
As expected, cosmic cataclysm is a scientific gold mine -
Ripples in space: U.S. trio wins physics Nobel for discovery of gravitational waves
Nobel Prize in Physics goes to Rainer Weiss, Kip Thorne, and Barry Barish, who led the famed LIGO experiment -
Ronald Drever, co-founder of LIGO, has died
British physicist left indelible mark on the design of famed gravitational wave detectors -
LIGO doesn’t just detect gravitational waves. It makes them, too
Minuscule radiation just might be used to look for quantum effects -
Ripples in spacetime: Science's 2016 Breakthrough of the Year
The discovery of gravitational waves ended a 40-year quest—and began a new field of study -
Will Nobel Prize overlook master builder of gravitational wave detectors?
Barry Barish made LIGO happen, but he hasn’t shared the glory -
Meet the college dropout who invented the gravitational wave detector
A class he taught prompted Rainer Weiss to dream up LIGO––now he's a shoo-in for a Nobel Prize -
The long road to proving Einstein's biggest prediction
During its early years, the megaproject suffered from legendary infighting -
LIGO detects another black hole crash
Second gravitational-wave detection augurs bumper crop of sightings -
Remembering Joseph Weber, the controversial pioneer of gravitational waves
On day of LIGO’s historic discovery, his widow looks back with mixed emotions -
‘We did it!’: Voices from the gravitational wave press conference
Scientists exult on the discovery of a lifetime -
Here’s the first person to spot those gravitational waves
The discovery was thrilling—but it didn’t go according to plan -
Gravitational waves, Einstein’s ripples in spacetime, spotted for first time
With mind-bending advance, humanity opens new eyes on the heavens -
‘Woohoo!’ email stokes rumor that gravitational waves have been spotted
Message from theoretical physicist secondhand but very specific -
Rumor of gravitational wave discovery is just that, source says
Physicist who tweeted hint of LIGO discovery has no sources in collaboration
