Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory (LIGO)

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Black Holes
Galaxies, Stars, & Black Holes
Goddard Space Flight Center
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory (LIGO)
LISA (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna)
Stellar-mass Black Holes
Supermassive Black Holes
The first space-based observatory designed to detect gravitational waves has passed a major review and will proceed to the construction of flight hardware. On Jan. 25, ESA (European Space Agency), announced the formal adoption of LISA, the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna, to its mission lineup, with launch slated for the mid-2030s.
Posted January 25, 2024
Astrophysics Division
Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope
Gamma-Ray Bursts
Gravitational Waves
James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)
Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory (LIGO)
Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory
Stephen Lesage’s phone started vibrating just after halftime on Oct. 9, 2022, while he was watching a soccer game in Atlanta with a friend. When Lesage saw the incoming messages, the match no longer seemed important. There had been a rare cosmic event, and he needed to get to his computer immediately. NASA’s Fermi Gamma-Ray […]
Posted January 24, 2024
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