MONDAY, 15 FEBRUARY 2016
The waves they have detected – a blip lasting 20 thousandths of a second – originated from two black holes circling around each other and colliding, representing a whole new way we can now observe the universe other than just studying light.![](https://www.bluesci.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/milky-way-1023340_960_720-300x200.jpg)
Fascinated by this and want to find out more about what it all means?
You’ve got a fantastic chance to get to grips with all things gravity. Pierre Binétruy, Director of the Paris Centre for Cosmological Physics at Paris Diderot University, is launching a free online course entitled: Gravity! From the Big Bang to Black Holes. For a period of 6 weeks, you can advance from completely gravity-ignorant to gravity-expert! Incredibly, the course does not require any background knowledge in physics or maths (phew!), and even includes a lecture by the Nobel Prize laureate George Smoot.
The course starts on the 9th May 2016. Have a look at further information and sign up here.