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April 14, 2017
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LIGO: Detection--from the first gravitational wave detection to the announcement
A documentary revealing what unfolded behind the scenes between the detection of merging black holes on September 14, 2015, and five months later when Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory (LIGO) announced it to the world. Approximately 40 years ago, the National Science Foundation began funding the science and technological innovation that would ultimately lead to direct detection of gravitational waves. More importantly, it would also lead to a scientific capability to observe and study our universe in a whole new way.
Original air date: April 14, 2017
Credit: Kai Staats/LSU/MIT/NSF/Caltech/Glasgow/U Miss
Images and other media in the National Science Foundation Multimedia Gallery are available for use in print and electronic material by NSF employees, members of the media, university staff, teachers and the general public. All media in the gallery are intended for personal, educational and nonprofit/non-commercial use only.
Videos credited to the National Science Foundation, an agency of the U.S. Government, may be distributed freely. However, some materials within the videos may be copyrighted. If you would like to use portions of NSF-produced programs in another product, please contact the Video Team in the Office of Legislative and Public Affairs at the National Science Foundation.
Additional information about general usage can be found in Conditions.