Gravitational waves discovery ripples through social media
Excitement spread through social media and the scientific community after researchers working with the U.S.-led Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory, or LIGO, project announced Thursday that the gravitational waves Albert Einstein predicted a century ago were finally detected.
The hashtag #gravitationalwaves rippled across all social media platforms, quickly becoming a trending topic.
Here are a few posts that stood out. Twitter user @nashiUX proved that the force was with Einstein's prediction. Scientific genius versus Darth Vader? No contest.
Einstein himself (or at least, his Twitter avatar) took a moment to revel in this long-awaited validation.
NASA shared a mesmerizing visualization of how gravitational waves form.
Popular Science proved that #gravitationalwaves rivaled Kim Kardashian in breaking the Internet.
@Arindam_1104 took the opportunity to make a science pun.
Instagram user @annemietsyen paid her respects by posing next to Einstein's wax statue at Madame Tussauds London.
