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Reflect on gravitational waves.
Gravitational Waves are a phenomenon that occurs when two objects with mass interact. In this case, the source was most likely to be a black hole or neutron star. This is an important breakthrough, but we cannot expect much more from it.
The source of these waves is likely a black hole, as it can be imagined that the star was large enough to collapse itself into such an object. In other words, there is a limit to how small stars can get before they cannot support themselves through fusion anymore.
From what I know of black holes, we cannot possibly initiate communication with a black hole. It is impossible to communicate with anything that has no mass or energy, as it has no means by which to interact with the physical world.
However, it is possible to interact with a black hole using gravitational waves. As the two neutron stars were orbiting each other, they started emitting gravitational waves at first. At some point in time, their orbit became so small that the emitted gravity from one star was no longer sufficient to counteract that of the other and they collided.
This phenomenon is important, but I do not think it will reveal much. Gravitational Waves are a subset of the electromagnetic spectrum. We can see them with the help of telescopes and other instruments.
We are getting closer to the point where life can be sustained in space. This is a clear step in that direction as well.