Gravitational Waves May Reveal Stringy Universe

"More importantly, this is just the beginning of gravitational wave astronomy. Last year, calculating the gravitational wave signature of stuff that we might observe was largely of academic interest. Now, however, it is the stuff that will drive our observatories."

Pattern of gravitational waves may reveal string theory's remnant strings.

Just When Some Say Physics Is At A Dead End

Four big cosmology secrets gravitational waves could uncover

Fulfilling The Last Prophecy Of Einstein’s General Theory Of Relativity.

Gravitational Waves Detected, Confirming Einstein’s Theory

Lawrence Krauss does a wonderful job explaining the value of the seemingly small scientific finding:

Finding Beauty in the Darkness