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LIGO begins next search for gravitational waves
NSF director reflects on the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory's newest quest
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After a series of upgrades, the twin detectors of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) have turned back on and resumed their search for ripples in the fabric of space and time known as gravitational waves.
Credit: LIGO
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