“In an overwhelmingly mammoth series of papers published simultaneously across several journals, researchers are linking the latest event to a vast range of phenomena and providing fresh insights on everything from fundamental nuclear physics to the large-scale evolution of the universe. Among other things, the merger gave observers a front-row seat at the birth of a black hole.” From Scientific American: Gravitational Wave Astronomers Hit Mother Lode. (And yet again, modern-day scientists confirm what Einstein predicted.)

+ “This is heaven for anyone working in the field.” Here’s more from Science News.