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Can the Universe Remember? Exploring Gravitational Memory
Season 10
Episode 26
There are cosmic events so powerful that they leave permanent marks on the fabric of the universe itself - a permanent mark etched in the fabric of the universe. They’re akin to gravitational tsunamis, and we’re on the verge of being able to detect them.
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