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LIGO marks a decade of gravitational wave discoveries by confirming key predictions from Einstein, Hawking, and Kerr about black holes. The recent detection, GW250114, provides the clearest evidence yet supporting general relativity and black hole merger theories.

Why it matters: This detection validates fundamental physics and opens new precision astronomy avenues based on gravitational waves.

The big picture: LIGO’s improved sensitivity reveals black hole mergers with unprecedented detail, enabling tests of quantum gravity theories.

The stakes: Budget cuts threaten LIGO’s dual-detector operation, risking future gravitational wave research and discoveries.

Commenters say: Readers applaud the scientific breakthroughs but express concern about funding cuts potentially halting critical LIGO observations.