Aftershock: The Hunt for Gravitational Waves

Summary In March 2014, a team of astronomers stunned the scientific world when they announced that their BICEP2 telescope at the South Pole had possibly detected a signal of "gravitational waves" from the early universe. This is the inside story of the hunt for gravitational waves from the beginning of time. How the BICEP2 team came close to making one of the greatest discoveries of the century - and what happened when it all began to unravel.

S52.E2 ∙ Aftershock: The Hunt for Gravitational Waves

Directed : Unknown

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Stars : Dilly Barlow Jack Fortune Paul Vaughan Colin Riach

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Genres : Documentary

Release date : Mar 9, 2015

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Official sites : BBC

Language : English

Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Summary In March 2014, a team of astronomers stunned the scientific world when they announced that their BICEP2 telescope at the South Pole had possibly detected a signal of "gravitational waves" from the early universe. This is the inside story of the hunt for gravitational waves from the beginning of time. How the BICEP2 team came close to making one of the greatest discoveries of the century - and what happened when it all began to unravel.

Details

Genres : Documentary

Release date : Mar 9, 2015

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Official sites : BBC

Language : English

Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

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