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> On Thursday, experimenters will report the first detection of a phenomenon that has been long predicted So... this is news before news? I.e. rumor. LIGO is n
by cshimmin 11y ago
> On Thursday, experimenters will report the first detection of a phenomenon that has been long predicted
So... this is news before news? I.e. rumor. LIGO is not scheduled to announce results for another 3.5 hrs.
- agentgt 11y agoIf it is a rumor it's probably on very good authority. The author appears to be extremely reputable.
- deleted 11y ago[deleted]
- apsec112 11y agoThe author is Sir Martin Rees, the leading astronomer in the UK (Astronomer Royal), and former president of the Royal Society. It's not some random journalist. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Rees https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Rees
- lmm 11y agoHe's The Right Honourable Lord Rees these days.
- michaelhoffman 11y agoIt's common for journalists to be told science news before an official announcement if they agree not to publish on it until afterward. This is called an embargo.