Gravitational Wave Background Discovered?

The video explores the detection of gravitational waves, starting with LIGO's discoveries of space-time ripples from black hole mergers. It introduces the concept of the gravitational wave background, a constant hum of waves throughout the universe. The video explains the limitations of LIGO and the role of pulsar timing arrays in detecting these waves. It highlights the potential of the Nanograv collaboration in identifying the gravitational wave background, which could provide insights into cosmic events and the universe's structure.

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