CLEAN : US trio wins physics Nobel for detection of gravitational waves

The video discusses the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics awarded to Rainer Weiss, Barry C. Barish, and Kip S. Thorne for their contributions to the LIGO detector and the observation of gravitational waves. It highlights the significance of this discovery, which confirmed Einstein's predictions and opened a new field of gravitational wave astronomy, offering insights into extreme cosmic events.

How many years of experimental efforts were involved in the detection of gravitational waves?

What does the discovery of gravitational waves signify for the field of astronomy?