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Science Saturday @LIGO Livingston, May 18th

Livingston • News Release • May 17, 2019

On Saturday, May 18th, LIGO opens to the public for tours, activities and SCIENCE! Open from 1 PM - 5 PM - Free!

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LIGO and Virgo Detect Neutron Star Smash-Ups

News Release • May 2, 2019

LIGO and VIrgo detect gravitational waves from what appears likely to be a crash between two neutron stars, and possibly a neutron star-black hole collision.

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First Public Gravitational Wave Alert Issued!

News Release • April 11, 2019

LIGO and Virgo have sent out their first-ever “public alert”, informing the world of a possible gravitational wave detection. The candidate event occurred on April 8, 2019.

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LIGO and Virgo Resume Search for Ripples in Space and Time

News Release • March 26, 2019

The National Science Foundation's LIGO is set to resume its hunt for gravitational waves on April 1, after receiving a series of upgrades to its lasers, mirrors, and other components.

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LIGO and Virgo to Begin Third Observing Run on April 1, 2019

News Release • March 20, 2019

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The O2 Data Set Is Now Available

News Release • February 27, 2019

LIGO and Virgo announce the release of the strain data from the O2 observing run.

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LIGO Receives New Funding to Search for More Extreme Cosmic Events

News Release • February 14, 2019

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awards Caltech and MIT $20.4 million to upgrade LIGO.

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Science Saturday @LIGO Livingston, February 16th

Livingston • News Release • February 12, 2019

On Saturday, February 16th, LIGO opens to the public for tours, activities and the magnetic attractions (and repulsions)! Come on by and tour the world's first successful gravitational wave detector! LIGO's Science Saturdays are free and open to the public - you can drop in any time from 1-5 PM.

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Summer Professional Development for Local Teachers

Livingston • News Release • February 5, 2019

LIGO, Livingston and the Baton Rouge Area Foundation are providing opportunities for local Louisiana teachers to go to Scotland and San Francisco in order to hone their teaching craft. Applications are due soon. These opportunities are supported by the National Science Foundation.

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Science Saturday @LIGO Livingston, January 19th

Livingston • News Release • January 15, 2019

On Saturday, January 19th, LIGO opens to the public for tours, activities and the science of balance! Come on by and tour the world's first successful gravitational wave detector! LIGO's Science Saturdays are free and open to the public - you can drop in any time from 1-5 PM.

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Science Saturday @LIGO Livingston, December 15th

Livingston • News Release • December 14, 2018

On Saturday, December 15th, LIGO, Livingston opens up to the public for tours, activities and SCIENCE! Come on by and tour the world's first successful gravitational wave detector, have fun with our lobby activities and engage with science in our exhibit hall. Open from 1 - 5 PM, free.

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LIGO and Virgo Announce Four New Gravitational-Wave Detections

News Release • December 3, 2018

The National Science Foundation's LIGO (Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory) and the European-based VIRGO gravitational-wave detector have published new results from the first two Observing runs. Four new black hole mergers are newly announced, The LIGO and Virgo collaborations have now confidently detected gravitational waves from a total of 10 stellar-mass binary black hole mergers and one merger of neutron stars, which are the dense, spherical remains of stellar explosions.

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Winners of the 2018 Award for Excellence in Detector Characterization and Calibration Are Announced

News Release • November 20, 2018

Winners of the 2018 Award for Excellence in Detector Characterization and Calibration are announced.

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Science Saturday @LIGO Livingston, November 17th

Livingston • News Release • November 13, 2018

On Saturday, November 17th, LIGO Livingston, opens to the public for tours, activities and SCIENCE! Come on by and tour the world's first successful gravitational wave detector. In November, explore science activities you can do while waiting for dinner! LIGO's Science Saturdays are FREE and open to the public from 1-5 PM.

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LIGO Scientists Awarded New Horizons in Physics Prize

News Release • October 17, 2018

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Science Saturday @LIGO Livingston, October 20th

Livingston • News Release • October 9, 2018

Come tour the world's first successful gravitational wave detector! On Saturday Oct. 20th, LIGO Livingston opens its doors to the public as we celebrate science. Tours happen roughly every 30 minutes. Lobby activities center around detecting things and using science to understand what you've detected. LIGO's Science Saturdays are free and open to the public from 1 PM - 5 PM.

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LIGO Prepares for Third Observing Run

News Release • September 21, 2018

Staff at LIGO Hanford and Livingston are hard at work finishing critical upgrades and preparing for the start of LIGO's third observing run, O3, scheduled to begin sometime early 2019.

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LIGO Laboratory Announces The Award for Excellence in Detector Characterization and Calibration

News Release • September 14, 2018

LIGO Laboratory announces The LIGO Lab Award for Excellence in Detector Characterization and Calibration

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Science Saturday @LIGO Livingston, Sept. 15th

Livingston • News Release • September 13, 2018

Release some pressure on Sept.15th, as LIGO opens to the public for tours, activities and SCIENCE! In September you can explore the pressure inside gases, learn about vacuums and more in our Lobby! Come on by and tour the world's first successful gravitational wave detector. LIGO's Science Saturdays are FREE and open to the public from 1-5 PM.

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Jocelyn Bell Burnell Receives Breakthrough Prize

News Release • September 10, 2018

The LIGO Lab and LIGO Scientific Collaboration congratulate Jocelyn Bell Burnell for receiving the Special Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics.

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C.E.K. Mees Medal awarded to Stanley Whitcomb

News Release • August 20, 2018

LIGO’s Stanley Whitcomb recently received 2018 C.E.K. Mees Medal from the Optical Society.  Whitcomb is being recognized for his pioneering, diverse interdisciplinary contributions to the LIGO gravitational wave detectors.  The award recognizes “an original use of optics across multiple fields.” 

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LIGO Celebrates One-Year Anniversary of Historic Binary Neutron Star Merger Detection

News Release • August 17, 2018

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Science Saturday @LIGO Livingston, Aug. 18th

Livingston • News Release • August 14, 2018

Have an electrifyingly good time on Aug.18th, as LIGO opens to the public for tours, activities and SCIENCE! In August you can explore lightning, create your own circuit, and more in our Lobby! Come on by and investigate the new set of exhibits that arrived in June, and tour the world's first successful gravitational wave detector. LIGO's Science Saturdays are FREE and open to the public from 1-5 PM.

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Science Saturday @LIGO Livingston, July 21st

Livingston • News Release • July 19, 2018

Celebrate a science-filled summer with LIGO's Science Saturday! Saturday, July 21st, LIGO opens to the public for tours, activities and SCIENCE! In July you can get some science R&R in as you explore Reflection & Refraction in our lobby! Use reflection to combine your face with a friend's face, use reflection and refraction to make a penny disappear and much more! Come on by and investigate the new set of exhibits that arrived in June, and tour the world's first successful gravitational wave detector. LIGO's Science Saturdays are FREE and open to the public from 1-5 PM.

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LIGO Congratulates IceCube on Multimessenger Astronomy Success

News Release • July 16, 2018

The LIGO Laboratory congratulates the IceCube neutrino observatory team on its recent multimessenger astronomy success!