# GW170817

> gravitational wave signal detected by the LIGO observatory on 17 August 2017

**Wikidata**: [Q38080891](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q38080891)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GW170817)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/gw170817


## References

1. [Source](https://www.nature.com/news/rumours-swell-over-new-kind-of-gravitational-wave-sighting-1.22482)
2. [Source](http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/10/16/a-bright-light-seen-across-the-universe-proving-einstein-right/)
3. [Source](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2144937-exclusive-we-may-have-detected-a-new-kind-of-gravitational-wave/)
4. [Source](https://arxiv.org/abs/1805.11579)