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Theoretical Astronomy
A Whole New Science in the Making
LIGO
Dr Michael R. Landry, Caltech, Head of The Hanford Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory (LIGO) led a Talk and Private Tour of this amazing instrument and facility. An instrument proving the existence of Black Holes by detecting the first gravitational wave in history. This wave left its origin 1.6 Billion years ago.
Black Holes
Dr Zachariah Etienne presented the emerging science of Gravitational Waves and Black Holes. The first Gravitational Wave was observed in 2014 announced in 2015 leading to the Nobel Prize. This amazing area of scientific research and discovery is just beginning!
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