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Rumors gravitational waves detection has sparked excitement in the scientific community. If true, the detection would be one of the greatest discoveries of all time.

According to Discovery News, Albert Einstein proposed existence of gravitational waves about 100 years ago and experiments since confirmed their existence indirectly. A direct detection of such waves has proven elusive. Gravitational waves are associated with massive objects, like supernovae and black holes. Their detection could reveal information about these cosmic objects.

The excitement on the Internet was first triggered last year when physicist Lawrence M. Krauss said gravitational waves could have been detected at the Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory or LIGO. He tweeted recently that his earlier rumor was confirmed.

The announcement sent a wave of excitement as Krauss is a credible name in the profession. However not everybody was ready to buy it.

The Independent reported other scientists wondering if it was false data. Scientists at LIGO were hoping that gravitational waves from a black hole taking shape would hit Earth and could hence be detected. The detection could have been triggered by test signals and not a gravitational wave.

Krauss however seemed optimistic when he said that this time around the team was not testing.