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Astrophysicists have found the best evidence yet for a low-frequency \u201chum\u201d of gravitational waves rippling through the cosmos, based on 15 years\u2019 worth of ultra-precise measurements checking the timing of radio pulses from distant stars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The evidence, newly published in the Astrophysical Journal Letters, comes from several teams of researchers, including several from the University of Washington Bothell. <\/p>\n\n\n \n \n Read more about it at Geekwire.com<\/span>\n \n \n \n \n<\/svg> <\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/a>\n ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Astrophysicists have found the best evidence yet for a low-frequency \u201chum\u201d of gravitational waves rippling through the cosmos, based on 15 years\u2019 worth of ultra-precise measurements checking the timing of radio pulses from distant stars. 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