LIGO February 2016 Announcement · PhysicsBowl 2016 #28
Physics
Problem
Recent excitement in the physics community came from the February, 2016 announcement from LIGO that
(A) alien life had been discovered on a distant planet.
(B) dark matter had been discovered.
(C) there was proof of dark energy's existence.
(D) gravitational waves had been detected.
(E) objects had been observed to travel faster than the speed of light.