Which of the following provided the first observational in support of the predicted existence of gravitational waves?

A) the orbit of a star system consisting of two neutron stars that is slowly decaying in a way consistent with energy being carried away by gravitational waves
B) the energy generated by gravitational waves from the Sun that can be seen as it is absorbed by Jupiter
C) gravitational waves detected by the Hubble Space Telescope
D) photographs of spacetime that show the gravitational waves as ripples that are clearly visible


A) the orbit of a star system consisting of two neutron stars that is slowly decaying in a way consistent with energy being carried away by gravitational waves

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