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Recently, scientists observed the merger of giant ‘blackholes’ billions of light-years away from the Earth. What is the significance of this observation

Recently, scientists observed the merger of giant ‘blackholes’ billions of light-years away from the Earth. What is the significance of this observation?

(a)

Higgs boson particles’ were detected.

(b)

Gravitational waves’ were detected.

(c)

Possibility of inter-galactic space travel through ‘wormhole’ was confirmed.

(d)

It enabled the scientists to understand ‘singularity’.

Answer:

(b)

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Explanation

Gravitational waves are formed as ripples in the space time fabric and were observed to be formed on the merger of two blackholes.