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Data from the gravitational wave si...
June 1, 2017
Observation
The data LIGO saw that indicated there was a gravitational wave.
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Before the Merge: Spiraling Black H...
June 1, 2017
Artwork
Before the Merge: Spiraling Black Holes
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Comparison of gravitational-wave si...
June 1, 2017
Chart
Reconstructions of the three confident and one candidate gravitational wave signals detected by LIGO to date, including the most recent one.
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LIGO Vacuum System Controls
October 19, 2016
LIGO Lab •
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Black Holes with Known Masses
June 15, 2016
LIGO Lab • Chart
An image showing black holes with known masses.
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LIGO's First Observing Run
June 15, 2016
LIGO Lab • Chart
This illustration shows the dates for two confirmed gravitational-wave detections by LIGO; and one candidate detection, which was too weak to unambiguously confirm.
Localization_comparison_1
Mapping LIGO’s New Detection on the...
June 15, 2016
LIGO Lab • Collage
The approximate location of the gravitational-wave event detected on December 26, 2015 by LIGO is shown on this sky map of the southern hemisphere.
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Spiral Dance of Black Holes
June 15, 2016
LIGO Lab • Artwork
An illustration showing the merger of two black holes and the gravitational waves that ripple outward as the black holes spiral toward each other.
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Mapping LIGO Detections on the Sky
June 15, 2016
LIGO Lab • Collage
The approximate locations of the two gravitational-wave events detected so far by LIGO are shown on this sky map of the southern hemisphere.
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Mapping LIGO’s Detections During Fi...
June 15, 2016
LIGO Lab • Collage
A 3-D projection of the Milky Way onto a transparent globe showing probable locations of all three LIGO events detected during the first observing run.
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Massive Bodies Warp Space-Time
February 11, 2016
LIGO Lab • Artwork
How our sun and Earth warp space and time, or spacetime, is represented here with a green grid. As Albert Einstein demonstrated in his theory of general relativity, the gravity of massive bodies warps the fabric of space and time—and tho...
Ligo20160211a
Gravitational Waves, As Einstein Pr...
February 11, 2016
LIGO Lab • Chart
These plots show the signals of gravitational waves detected by the twin LIGO observatories at Livingston, Louisiana, and Hanford, Washington. The signals came from two merging black holes, each about 30 times the mass of our sun, lying ...
Gravwave
Two black holes merging
February 11, 2016
LIGO Lab • Simulation
An illustration of two black holes merging.
Gw_detector_map_v5
Gravitational-Wave Observatories Ac...
February 11, 2016
LIGO Lab • Chart
This map shows gravitational-wave observatories (both operating and planned) across the globe.
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Two Black Holes Merge into One
February 11, 2016
LIGO Lab • Simulation
The collision of two black holes holes—a tremendously powerful event detected for the first time ever by the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory, or LIGO—is seen in this still from a computer simulation. This simulation s...
Ligo20160211b
Where the Gravitational Waves Came ...
February 11, 2016
LIGO Lab • Collage
The approximate location of the source of gravitational waves detected on September 14, 2015, by the twin LIGO facilities is shown on this sky map of the southern hemisphere.
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Advanced LIGO's Extended Reach
January 28, 2016
LIGO Lab • Chart
Advanced LIGO's Extended Reach
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Inspecting LIGO's optics for contam...
December 14, 2015
Livingston • Photograph
LIGO Livingston optics technician, Gary Traylor, uses a light to meticulously inspect one of LIGO’s laser-reflecting mirrors for dust particles or other contaminants
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LIGO Livingston
May 19, 2015
Livingston • Photograph
LIGO's Livingston, Louisiana detector
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LIGO Hanford beam tube
May 19, 2015
Hanford • Photograph
One of LIGO Hanford's two beam tubes, or interferometer arms.
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Advanced LIGO Dedication
May 19, 2015
LIGO Lab • Photograph
Advanced LIGO Dedication. Left to right: LIGO Executive Director David Reitze; NSF Director France Cordova; Caltech President Thomas Rosenbaum.
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Advanced LIGO Dedication
May 19, 2015
LIGO Lab • Photograph
Advanced LIGO was dedicated during a ceremony at LIGO Hanford on 19 May 2015.
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LIGO Livingston
May 19, 2015
Livingston • Photograph
LIGO's Livingston, Louisiana detector
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LIGO Hanford control room
March 26, 2015
Hanford • Photograph
LIGO Hanford's control room
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LIGO Hanford control room
March 26, 2015
Hanford • Photograph
LIGO Hanford's control room
 
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