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Exploring the LIGO Experiment: A Gateway to Gravitational Waves
The Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory, commonly known as LIGO, represents one of the most groundbreaking advancements in our understanding of the universe. With two sister sites located in Washington state and Louisiana, LIGO employs two massive laser interferometers—each measuring 4 by 4 kilometers—to listen for distorting signals in the fabric of space-time resulting from gravitational waves.