October 13, 2017

Galactic Discovery near LSU Main Campus leads to Nobel Prizes

Galactic Discovery near LSU Main Campus leads to Nobel Prizes

 

The Nobel Physics Prize 2017 has been awarded to three scientists for their discoveries in gravitational waves. The three men were key to the first observation of gravitational waves in September 2015.

The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) Livingston observatory, where the discovery was made, is located on LSU property and is just 25 miles from the university’s main campus. LSU says faculty, staff and researchers are major contributors to the international LIGO Science Collaboration.

To read the full article on how this finding was made, click here.

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