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LIGO and Virgo's 1st detection of gravitational waves from colliding neutron stars (Press Conference and Online Q&A Session)

LIGO and Virgo announce the 1st detection of gravitational waves from colliding neutron stars. This is a recording of the press conference announcing the discovery, and of an online Q&A session that followed.

Video credit: LIGO Virgo. Header image credit: Caltech

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Date
October 16, 2017
ID
ligo20171016v10
Type
News Conference
Credit
LIGO Virgo
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