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Can gravitational waves be detected? The Hulse-Taylor binary, discovered in 1974, provided the first substantial physical evidence of gravitational waves, although circumstantial. Subsequent efforts culminated in the direct detection of a gravitational wave by LIGO on September 9, 2015.
Can gravitational waves be detected? The Hulse-Taylor binary, discovered in 1974, provided the first substantial physical evidence of gravitational waves, although circumstantial. Subsequent efforts culminated in the direct detection of a gravitational wave by LIGO on September 9, 2015.










