Scientists hoping to detect gravity waves
June 29, 2006Scientists have built several gravity wave detectors around the world, which are now operational. The reason for multiple instruments is that these gravity waves are extremely weak. Any single detection could be a false positive, since we’re dealing with such a weak signal. So they will not count it as a “real” gravity wave unless more than one of the instruments records the same event.
It would be kinda cool if they do manage to detect a gravity wave. Star Trek’s warp drive can’t be far behind–that’s all about warping the space-time continuum which isn’t that different from the warping of space-time that causes gravity waves.