Stephen Hawking’s 50-year-old theorem on how black holes merge together has been proven thanks to huge advances in gravitational wave astronomy, which helped astronomers catch the waves caused by an unusually powerful collision as they passed Earth at the speed of light.
http://www.newscientist.com/article/2495377-gravitational-waves-finally-prove-stephen-hawkings-black-hole-theorem
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Its interesting when science proves what you would think is an obvious phenomenon.
2 gravity wells will combine if they’re close enough? yeah ok makes sense.
But actually proving it is fascinating.
Woah, astronomers caught waves that were passing Earth at the speed of light??? Bro, I do that with my eyes any time I look up at the sky. Maybe tone down the clickbait title.
Is being a scientist and having your theory proven after your death the equivalent of becoming famous after your death as an painter?