gravity waves

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gravity wavessearch for term: Ripples in space-time created by the stretching and squeezing effects of massive objects,

notably supernovae, binary black holes, and binary neutron stars. Gravity waves are

transverse waves, meaning that they stretch and squeeze space-time in directions perpendicular to the wave's motion. Einstein's Theory of General Relativity predicts the existence of gravity waves, but they have not yet been detected.