In a historic breakthrough that reshapes our understanding of the cosmos, scientists at the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) have detected gravitational waves, confirming a major prediction of Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity. What is the LIGO Experiment? The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) is a cutting-edge physics experiment designed to detect gravitational waves – ripples in the fabric of spacetime caused by the acceleration of massive objects. The observatory consists of two identical interferometers located in the United States, one in Hanford, Washington, and the other in Livingston, Louisiana. Who Conducted the Experiment? The LIGO experiment was conducted by a collaboration of scientists and researchers from institutions around the world. Led by the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the LIGO Scientific Collaboration (LSC) comprises over a thousa...
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