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Virgo interferometer

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A big tool listens to space.

MergingBlackHoles V2.jpg
MergingBlackHoles V2.jpg
It is in Italy. It looks for tiny ripples in space. These ripples help us learn. It is a very cool tool! Can you imagine listening to space?
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Virgo3 1.jpg

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File:Member countries of the Virgo scientific collaboration.svg
Member countries of the Virgo scientific...
File:MergingBlackHoles V2.jpg
MergingBlackHoles V2.jpg
File:GW170817 Gravitational Wave Chirp Spectrogram.jpg
GW170817 Gravitational Wave Chirp Spectrogram.jpg
File:GW170814 signal.png
GW170814 signal.png
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Virgo_Interferometer_O4_diagram.png
File:Initial Virgo mirror.jpg
Initial Virgo mirror.jpg
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Virgo3 1.jpg
File:VirgoDetectionBench2015.jpg
VirgoDetectionBench2015.jpg
File:Newtonian Calibrator Virgo.png
Newtonian Calibrator Virgo.png
File:Gravitational_wave_"Koi_fish"_glitch.png
Gravitational_wave_"Koi_fish"_glitch.png
File:BestVirgoSensitivityCurveVSR4.png
BestVirgoSensitivityCurveVSR4.png

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