This New York Times article and accompanying film does a smashing job of explaining the gravitational wave discovery, complete with trippy music. Also, be sure to check out the 10 sec recording of the historical “chirp” that revealed all.
What the physicists managed to achieve is simply magnificent. Yeah we can argue all day and night about Bernie vs. Hillary, or the nutjobs in Malheur–and the stuff of our daily lives is important–but things like this really do put things in perspective. The universe is damned magnificent and we’re lucky to be part of the dance.
The Guardian also has a film and a good explanation, with lots of crazy Einstein hair.