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Gravitational-wave observatory

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Special tools find tiny waves in space.

LIGO schematic (multilang).svg
LIGO schematic (multilang).svg
These waves come from far away. They move space just a little bit. We use light to see them. This helps us learn about the stars. Can you look at the sky?

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File:LIGO schematic (multilang).svg
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