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Stellar

"Hearing" Black Holes Collide at LIGO

Season 1 Episode 2 | 7m 36s

Dianna Cowern (aka Physics Girl) visited LIGO, one of the largest and most sensitive scientific instruments ever created, to find out how they detected gravitational waves for the first time.

Aired: 06/12/19
Funding for STELLAR is provided by Draper with additional support from public television viewers like you.
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