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Gravitational Waves and the Detection of Gravitational Radiation from Binary Neutron Star Systems
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What are gravitational waves?
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Ripples in spacetime caused by the acceleration of massive objects
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Gravitational waves are disturbances in spacetime that are produced by the acceleration of massive objects. They propagate at the speed of light and can be detected by sensitive instruments.