"The monstrous denizens of the intergalactic deep reveal themselves not through the light they emit, but by how they stir the space-time we share. When a gravitational wave moves through you, you are, for a moment, a different shape.” By me, in the Washington Post: https://wapo.st/3PLNyoi
@AstroKatie The speed of light at which gravitational waves travel could be rendered irrelevant by an advanced civilisation that has mastered Alcubierre Drive technology. An advanced civilisation millions of years older than us living millions of lightyears away is most likely just as incapable as we are to travel across space and time to talk to each other in person.
@AstroKatie what's weird is the first thing I thought of is how astrologists say that where the celestial bodies are when a person is born, influences that person's personality/flaws/temperament/fate. That there is an energy from each one which creates an imprint. So now I'm trippin out! There _is_ energy from each one!
@AstroKatie this is just beautiful! What a great write-up about an impressive result. Thank you for your passion and for writing about it so eloquently!