“This is transformational,” said Prof Alberto Vecchio, of the
University of Birmingham, and one of the researchers at Ligo. “We have
observed the universe through light so far. But we can only see part of
what happens in the universe. Gravitational waves carry completely
different information about phenomena in the universe. So we have opened
a new way of listening to a broadcasting channel which will allow us to
discover phenomena we have never seen before,” he said. “This observation is truly incredible science and marks three
milestones for physics: the direct detection of gravitational waves, the
first detection of a binary black hole, and the most convincing
evidence to date that nature’s black holes are the objects predicted by
Einstein’s theory.” The Guardian.
"It is hugely exciting for a whole generation of young people coming
along, because these kinds of observations and this real pushing back of
the frontiers is really what inspires a lot of young people to get into
science and engineering." BBC.
