LIGO | Hanford

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Welcome to LIGO Hanford

• November 16, 2020

LIGO Hanford is located in the Columbia Basin region of Eastern Washington near the Tri-Cities of Richland, Kennewick, and Pasco. Our facility operates in tandem with the LIGO Livingston detector to listen for the faint whispers of gravitational waves from the most energetic events in the universe.

LIGO Hanford hosts site tours, school field trips, and special public events. Use the menus above to see our tour and event schedules, and to learn more about the science and engineering that are driving the search for and study of gravitational waves.
A “bang” in LIGO and Virgo detectors signals most massive gravitational-wave source yet

News Release • September 2, 2020

GW190521, a binary black hole merger likely produced gravitational waves equal to the energy of eight suns.
LIGO-Virgo Finds Mystery Object in "Mass Gap"

News Release • June 23, 2020

LIGO and Virgo report the observation of a merger involving a black hole of 23 solar masses and a compact object of 2.6 solar masses, detected during LIGO’s and Virgo’s 3rd observing run on August 14, 2019. The merger resulted in a final black hole of about 25 solar masses, located about 800 million light-years from Earth.
What are gravitational waves? Why are we looking for them? LIGO's impact Public alerts of candidate events

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Winner of the 2020 Award for Excellence in Detector Characterization and Calibration Announced

News Release • November 23, 2020

Siddharth Soni (Louisiana State University) is the winner of the 2020 Award for Excellence in Detector Characterization and Calibration.

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LIGO, Virgo and Kagra Observing Run Plans

News Release • November 17, 2020

3rd LIGO/Virgo Webinar on the Latest Results from the First-half of the 3rd Observing Run

News Release • November 16, 2020

LIGO Hanford Observatory Suspends Outreach Activities

News Feature • March 16, 2020

LHO Staff Name 11 Puppies for Local Rescue Org

News Release • August 21, 2019

LHO Receives WA Funds to Build STEM Exploration Center

News Release • June 10, 2019

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Upcoming LIGO Hanford Public Tours:

LIGO HANFORD OBSERVATORY HAS SUSPENDED ALL OUTREACH ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING SATURDAY TOURS FOR THE DURATION OF 2020. FOR MORE INFORMATION, CLICK HERE

Welcome to LIGO Hanford

A “bang” in LIGO and Virgo detectors signals most massive gravitational-wave source yet

LIGO-Virgo Finds Mystery Object in "Mass Gap"