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To: WhiskeyX
"gravitational waves, or ripples of space and time that transport energy across the universe."

Gravitational waves, if they exist, are believed to propagate at the speed of light. I guess this implies that the "messenger particles" (gravitons?) have no mass.

4 posted on 02/09/2016 4:30:29 AM PST by ETL (Ted Cruz 2016!! -- For a better, safer America)
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To: ETL
Small correction: Gravitational waves, if they exist, are believed to propagate at the speed of light. I guess this implies that the "messenger particles" (gravitons?) have no rest mass.
5 posted on 02/09/2016 4:45:37 AM PST by Mycroft Holmes (The fool is always greater than the proof.)
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