Today we’re going to talk about something that’s been blowing our minds for centuries gravitational waves. But before we dive into this topic, let’s take a quick trip down memory lane and see how we got here.

Back in the day (like, way back), people thought gravity was just some force that made things fall to the ground. They didn’t know it at the time, but they were actually onto something pretty cool! But then along came Isaac Newton, who decided to take this whole “gravity” thing and turn it into a mathematical formula.

Now, don’t get us wrong we love math as much as the next person (okay, maybe not that much), but sometimes you just need to let your hair down and have some fun with science! And that’s exactly what happened when Einstein came along and introduced his theory of general relativity.

Einstein was like, “Hey guys, gravity isn’t just a force it’s actually the curvature of space-time!” And we were all like, “Whoa, mind blown.” But then he went one step further and said that if two massive objects (like black holes or neutron stars) get really close to each other, they can create ripples in this curved space-time.

And that’s where gravitational waves come in! These are basically like sound waves, but instead of traveling through air, they travel through space and time itself. And the best part? We finally figured out how to detect them!

In 2015, two teams (one from LIGO and one from VIRGO) made history by detecting gravitational waves for the very first time. They were able to do this using some pretty fancy equipment that can measure tiny changes in distance caused by these ripples. And let us tell you it was a sight to behold!

We hope we’ve given you a little insight into this fascinating topic and maybe even inspired some of you to become science nerds yourselves!