[amackera]

This has been covered a lot, but in short: this is basic science that will have far-reaching implications in the long term. It gives us a greater understanding of the universe, and confirms a hypothesis that heretofore had no direct evidence.

The immediate short term won't see any technological advancement, but as with all basic science we will see outcomes in the future.

Science is in fact not engineering.

[mrpollo]

Thanks for your response, I understand science is not engineering I was just not sure if I was missing some other immediate implications. The more you know.