White Dwarf Gravitational Wave Merger, 1 of 5
Two white dwarf stars, orbiting each other in a death grip and destined to merge, may be flooding space right now with gravitational waves. These waves are ripples in space-time predicted by Einstein but never detected directly. Einstein predicted that accelerating, massive objects emit gravitational waves, which propagate through space at light speed. A passing wave will cause the Earth, Moon and all matter to bob, like a buoy on the ocean, subtly altering the distance between them. Release date July 29, 2008.
Size: 4500px × 3000px
Photo credit: © Photo Researchers / Alamy / Afripics
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