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I know Maxwell equation shows that it is the electric and magnetic properties of empty space which is why speed of light is constant, but what about gravitational waves? I have visited many answers but so far none seems satisfactory to me. Can we prove that gravitational wave is also a constant?

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This is because gravitational waves are massless. Special relativity states that massless matter moves at $c$ in vacuum.

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