Binary Stars; Relativity Too!

[Labguy]

Some "new" relaeases of interest also here in General Astronomy. Merits discussion in this forum too, I think. Go to PF post:

http://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=12315

[wolram]

http://www.physlink.com/News/120403PulsarGravity.cfm

Under the most favourable distribution model, we can say at the 95% confidence level that this first generation of gravitational wave detectors could register a neutron star merger every one to two years," said Dr Vicky Kalogera, Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Northwestern University in Illinois, USA.
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thanks for origonal post LAB GUY.
it seems the axe may fall on some theories in a very few years,
or be subject to major modification, when null results are
returned from LIGO etc, i just wounder how much "wiggle", room
will be left after these null results.