LIGO Hanford

Overview

LIGO Hanford in Washington State is one of the two US Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory detectors that made the first direct detection of gravitational waves in 2015.

Observing bands

Knowledge connections

• Operated byNational Science Foundation
• Built byCaltech/IPAC
• ObservesGravitational waves
• ObservesMulti-messenger astronomy
• Discovery facility forThe First Detection of Gravitational Waves
• MeasuresGravitational Waves
• MeasuresStellar-Mass Black Hole
• Associated withCosmic Explorer
• Associated withLaser Interferometry
• Associated withLVK Public Alerts

Sources

Facts on this topic will be cited from these primary and reference sources.

• NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration

  Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.

  Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.