The Latest on the Nobel Physics Prize (all times local):8:30 p.m. Observing gravitational waves is important because they offer a new way to observe the universe, beyond light and particles, Will said. The Nobel Physics Prize 2017 has been awarded to three scientists for their discoveries in gravitational waves. The Nobel Physics Prize honors big discoveries involving materials often too small to be seen by the naked eye. In 2014, a Japanese and a Canadian shared the physics prize for studies that proved that the elementary particles called neutrinos have mass.

Source: ABC News October 03, 2017 10:05 UTC