LIGO

The growth of massive merging black holes with masses over 40 times that of the sun could be linked with the accelerating expansion of the Universe in a "cosmological coupling."

A member of the team who made the detection said the work represents a "major leap forward in our quest to unlock the secrets of the Universe's evolution."

Scientists have detected gravitational waves—ripples in the fabric of spacetime—from a collision between black holes and neutron stars for the first time.

Researchers detected gravitational waves—ripples in space-time—emanating from a cataclysmic event around 900 million light years away.

Researchers have identified a direct relative of the first source to emit gravitational waves and light simultaneously.

If proven correct, the theory could revolutionize our understanding of the cosmos.

Last year's collision was the first in which scientists could actually see what was happening during and after the collision.

The same heavy elements that boost our economy could boost theirs.

It's not just about the detectors picking up a signal—scientists also have to realize it's there soon enough to enlist colleagues in the investigation.

"Now that we're in the business of finding things, we can say, well, soon we'll know."

The video rewrites our understanding of the event.

One of the stars that collided had to have been at least 6.6 miles across—absolutely tiny compared to our sun.

They'e even predicting where the event is most likely to occur.

It's a truly ground-breaking discovery.

Scientists from across the globe will reveal their findings during a press conference starting at 10am ET.

Rainer Weiss, Barry C. Barish and Kip S. Thorne win for "decisive contributions to the LIGO detector and the observation of gravitational waves."

Network of detectors in U.S. and Europe was used to zoom in on the source of gravitational waves.

The ripples in space-time were first predicted by Einstein more than 100 years ago.

Discovering extra dimensions would help solve many of the universe's biggest mysteries, like why the universe is expanding at an accelerating rate.

Scientists expect to see many more black holes, as well as supernovas, neutron stars and possibly dark matter in coming years.

"This [was] truly a scientific moon shot, and we landed on the moon."