Hunting Gravitational Waves with Lasers: How Project LIGO Works (Infographic)
Friday, April 11, 2014 - 11:50
in Physics & Chemistry
Using laser beams, scientists could detect the physical distortions caused by passing gravitational waves. See how they'll do it with the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory, or LIGO, in this Space.com Infographic.