More powerful than ever, LIGO fires back up to search for gravitational waves

In 2015, a century-old prediction by Einstein was finally proven correct, as gravitational waves were detected for the first time. Now, the facilities behind this discovery – the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) – are back up and running after a year-long upgrade, with a few new tricks up their sleeves.

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Category: Physics

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• gravitational waves
• Laser
• LIGO
• MIT
• Physics
• Stanford University

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