LIGO
Location | Ligo Aerial Images | |
19100 LIGO Lane, Livingston, LA 70754 | ||
Phone | ||
(225) 686-3100 | ||
Website | ||
http://www.ligo-la.caltech.edu/ |
LIGO, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory, located out in Livingston Parish is a highly sophisticated physics laboratory engaged in advanced research of gravitational waves, "the ripples in the fabric of space-time". 1
Notes and References
- Wikipedia Article
- Gravity: Making Waves - Science Bulletin from the American Museum of Natural History with essays and a Video
Comments
Footnotes
1. Science of LIGO on the lab's website