LIGO detects gravitational waves!

[Tachyon]

Here's the peer-reviewed LIGO detection paper:

https://journals.aps.org/prl/abstract/10...116.061102

(NB. Kudos to the team for verifying their work *before* making an announcement.)

And here's a candidate EM counterpart:

https://journals.aps.org/prl/abstract/10...116.061102