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Slides

LIGO Surpasses the Quantum Limit

Feature Story • October 23, 2023

New technology in operation at LIGO is tackling quantum mechanical noise, enabling LIGO to probe a larger volume of the Universe and greatly boost the observatory's ability to study the exotic events that shake space and time.
India Approves Construction of Its Own LIGO

Feature Story • April 17, 2023

LIGO-India will greatly improve the localization of sources of gravitational waves
LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA Finds Elusive Mergers of Black Holes with Neutron Stars

News Release • June 29, 2021

LVK scientists capture two NSBH merger events 10 days apart in January 2020.
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 holds monthly site tours, offers school field trips, and hosts the occasional special public event, all centered on the LIGO Exploration Center, LExC. Use the menus above to find 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.
What are gravitational waves? Why are we looking for them? LIGO's Impact Public Alerts

News

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Winner of the 2023 Award for Excellence in Detector Characterization and Calibration Announced

News Release • November 21, 2023

Headlines

LIGO Documentary Released

News Release • October 4, 2023

LIGO Congratulates Pulsar Timing Array Teams for New Gravitational Wave Discovery

News Release • June 28, 2023

LIGO Ready to Explore Secrets of the Universe

News Release • May 24, 2023

LIGO and its Partners Fast Approaching Next Observing Run

News Release • May 16, 2023

Can Cosmic Collisions Be Predicted Before They Happen?

News Release • March 10, 2023

Researchers

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Upcoming LIGO Hanford Public Tours:

THE NEXT PUBLIC TOUR DAY AT HANFORD OBSERVATORY IS NOVEMBER 11th, 2023. VISIT THE MONTHLY PUBLIC TOURS PAGE TO RESERVE YOUR SPOT!

Contact LIGO Hanford

Physical/shipping address:
127124 N Rt. 10
Richland, WA 99354

Postal address:
PO Box 159
Richland, WA 99352-0159

Other Outreach Inquiries: Outreach Department

Information: (509) 372-8106

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