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Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole Merger
LIGO detects gravitational waves -- Press Conference
Press Release
The detection came during their initial testing of the upgraded facility before the real data run even began. The timing combined with a bit of the wording in the paper itself suggests they may be detecting events of a similar scale at a somewhat frequent basis and that more papers will be forthcoming!