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Mystery of gravitational waves (The)

Albert Einstein predicted that certain highly energetic events in the cosmos, such as the fusion of black holes, must produce a burst of so-called gravitational waves. Since the Big Bang generated a large quantity from its very beginnings, managing to observe gravitational waves would provide more knowledge about the birth of the Universe.

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00:04:00

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Color

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Sound

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French

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