GIANT LASER OBSERVATORY MAKES PROGRESS (STA BREAKING NEWS and ARCHIVES)

by STANews , Friday, September 12, 2014, 11:57

The first generation of Ligo failed to find evidence of gravitational waves

The Advanced Ligo instrument, a laser "ruler" built to measure the traces of gravitational waves, is progressing at amazing speed, scientists say.

The first generation of Ligo, which ran between 2001 and 2010, saw nothing.

Over the last four years scientists have designed a more sensitive detector that achieved "full lock" in June this year, earlier than planned.

Researchers reported that the new one is already 30% more precise and will start scanning the sky in summer 2015.

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