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Unusually Lightweight Black Hole Candidate Spotted by LIGO
04/08/2024

Unusually Lightweight Black Hole Candidate Spotted by LIGO

LIGO has detected a candidate black hole with a mass that falls within a so-called mass gap between the heaviest known neutron stars and the lightest black holes.
Artwork of merger between neutron star and black hole.
Software in Science
11/21/2023

Software in Science

Cynthia Eller
The Schmidt Academy at Caltech trains software engineers and helps provide scientists with the software tools they need to accelerate pathbreaking scientific research.
five students sit around a table talking and drinking beverages
LIGO Surpasses the Quantum Limit
10/23/2023

LIGO Surpasses the Quantum Limit

Whitney Clavin
Researchers have achieved a landmark in quantum squeezing.
Picture of the source of squeezed light at LIGO, after it was pumped with green light.
Breaking Ground on the Quantum World
06/27/2023

Breaking Ground on the Quantum World

Ann Motrunich
A new interdisciplinary laboratory will probe the nature of space and time.
A duotoned green montage includes quantum physics experimental equipment, images related to fundamental physics and astrophysics, and a preliminary building concept.
Physicists to Listen Closely to Black Holes Ring
05/25/2023

Physicists to Listen Closely to Black Holes Ring

Whitney Clavin
New methods will allow for better tests of Einstein’s general theory of relativity using LIGO data.
Artwork of a ringing black hole
LIGO Ready to Explore Secrets of the Universe
05/24/2023

LIGO Ready to Explore Secrets of the Universe

Global network of gravitational-wave detectors starts next observing run
aerial photo of the LIGO facility in Livingston, Lousiana
At the Edge of Physics
04/21/2023

At the Edge of Physics

Whitney Clavin
New professor Lee McCuller is making quantum measurements even more precise.
Lee McCuller
India Approves Construction of Its Own LIGO
04/17/2023

India Approves Construction of Its Own LIGO

Whitney Clavin
LIGO-India will greatly improve the localization of sources of gravitational waves.
A rendering of the LIGO India site in the state of Maharashtra.
Can Cosmic Collisions Be Predicted Before They Happen?
03/10/2023

Can Cosmic Collisions Be Predicted Before They Happen?

Whitney Clavin
LIGO researchers are developing early-warning software to nab neutron-star mergers more quickly .
Artwork of colliding neutron stars
LIGO Hanford's New 13,000-Square-Foot Educational Center is Open
06/07/2022

LIGO Hanford's New 13,000-Square-Foot Educational Center is Open

Whitney Clavin
Funded by $8.1-million in grants from the state of Washington, The LIGO Exploration Center aims to inspire curiosity in people of all backgrounds and ages.
Picture of Amber trunk cutting the blue ribbon in front of the LIGO Exploration Center.
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