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Originally Posted by sjastro
Gravititational redshift is the weakest of the three (after cosmological and Doppler) and has only been detected in lab experiments ( Pound–Rebka), GPS applications, and perhaps the odd double star such as Sirius B.
So finding it on a cosmological scale is significant.
Maybe not as grand as discovering gravitational waves but Einstein has had a bad week. 
Regards
Steven |
Yes, I know, but I still don't feel all the excited about it
He could have a bad rest of the year/next year/decade...you never know