September 14 History Quiz — 5 Questions

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What was the total mass of the single black hole remnant formed by the merger detected in GW150914?

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Which two researchers were awarded the 1993 Nobel Prize in Physics for work related to the indirect inference of gravitational waves?

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What was the peak emission rate of energy radiated as gravitational waves during the final few milliseconds of the GW150914 merger?

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What specific type of astrophysical event did the GW150914 signal represent as the first direct observation?

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Which two additional gravitational wave detections made in late 2015 were announced on June 15, 2016?

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