Scientists detected low-frequency gravitational waves moving through the galaxy for the first time by measuring tiny variations in radio signals from pulsar stars.
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- The 11 most astonishing scientific discoveries of 2023 (nationalgeographic.com)
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- https://www.aei.mpg.de/ptas (aei.mpg.de)
- https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.08966 (arxiv.org)
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