Last week the Advanced Laser Interferometer Gravitational Waves Observatory (LIGO) detected ripples in space and time. According to Albert Einsten, gravity is caused by the weight of an object on the universe. We believed him because it answered a plethora of other questions as well. Now we know he was right.
LIGO detected a small gravitational ripple in the fabric of space. Could this be evidence? In order to prove it wasn't a fluke, it had to happen again. It did. A second wave was detected. What's causing these waves? Prominent physicists today have confirmed Einstein's theory that it's black holes. In fact physicist David Reitze, one of the scientists responsible for the LIGO detection stated that the waves were caused by, "Two colliding black holes that merged into a single black hole 1.3 billion years ago."
The waves were detected visually and also by a loud chirp. The chirp is the echo of the1.3 billion year old collision of those two black holes.
In a world where creativity and imagination is often unfairly linked with conspiracy and falsehood, this discovery shows us that science and the inquisitive mind are important allies. Curiosity and vision are necessary ingredients in the scientific search for answers. So go read that book about worm holes, because one day you might prove they exist.