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Have Gravitational Waves finally been detected by LIGO? Physicists Umberto Cannella and Daniel Whiteson explain what they are and why they'll cause a big ripple in our understanding of the Universe.

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Produced by Umberto Cannella
Narrated by Daniel Whiteson
Animated by Jorge Cham
Written by Umberto Cannella, Daniel Whiteson and Jorge Cham

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