Amazed Scientist Discovers He Was Right About the Big Bang All Along

January 11, 2018 Big Bang, feelings, scientist, Space, Videos, viral video, Watercooler

Imagine knowing that your entire philosophy on life — all you ever worked for — was proven right.

That’s what just happened to Andrei Linde, a physics professor at Stanford University, upon the discovery of proof of gravitational wave.

“Tremors” of the Big Bang are the waves said to be the first definitive evidence of the theory that the universe is expanding. It’s also an integral part of a theory that Linde has been working on for 30 years — meaning his theories were not only right, but also a huge contributor to the future of space study.

Chao-Lin Kuo, an assistant physics professor at Stanford who worked with a team on the new discovery, surprised Linde at his home with the news. Watch the heartwarming revelation above.

BONUS: 30 Stunning Images of Space

Stunning Photos of Space

Enhanced Hubble Image of Comet ISON

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Taken Under the “Wing” of the Small Magellanic Cloud

Image: NASA, ESA, CXC and the University of Potsdam, JPL-Caltech, and STScI
Merging Clusters in 30 Doradus

Image: NASA, ESA, and E. Sabbi (ESA/STScI)
Hubble Snaps a Splendid Planetary Nebula

Image: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)
Hubble’s Festive View of a Grand Star-Forming Region

Image: NASA, ESA, F. Paresce (INAF-IASF, Bologna, Italy)
Sun Emits a Mid-Level Flare

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Synthesized View of Earth showing the Arctic, Europe and Asia

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The Star-Studded Center of the Milky Way

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Hubble Sees the Remains of a Star Gone Supernova

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NASA Hubble Sees Sparring Antennae Galaxies

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Horsehead Nebula

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Hubble Sees Hidden Treasure in Large Magellanic Cloud

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Hubble reveals heart of Lagoon Nebula

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Hubble Captures Cosmic Ice Sculptures

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Starburst Cluster Shows Celestial Fireworks

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A Galactic Spectacle

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Supernova Remnant W49B

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Hubble Snaps Messier 66 of the Leo Triplet

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Hubble Catches Jupiter’s Largest Moon

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Hubble Sees ‘Island Universe’ in the Coma Cluster

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Dying Star Shrouded by a Blanket of Hailstones Forms the Bug Nebula

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Crab Nebula

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Jupiter’s Red Spot

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Saturn’s Rings in Ultraviolet Light

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Hubble Sees a Star Set to Explode

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Cassiopeia A Supernova

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Cat’s Eye Nebula

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Carina Nebula Detail

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Colorful Stars Inside Globular Star Cluster Omega Centauri

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Hubble’s Panoramic View of a Turbulent Star-Making Region

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