LIGO Scientific Collaboration
The LIGO Scientific Collaboration (LSC) is a group of scientists focused on the direct detection of gravitational waves, using them to explore the fundamental physics of gravity, and developing the emerging field of gravitational wave science as a tool of astronomical discovery.
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Pair of distinct black hole mergers sheds new light on nature of their formation and evolution
The mergers, measured one month apart in 2024 by LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA collaboration, advance scientific understanding of the nature of black hole formation and fundamental physics. A pair of distant cosmic black hole mergers, measured just one month apart in late 2024, is improving how scientists understand the nature and evolution of the most violent deep-space collisions… Read More
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Gravitational Waves Explained
LIGO and its partners use spacetime ripples to observe distant collisions involving black holes and neutron stars.
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