Rainer Weiss17 August 2017
LIGO observes the neutron-star merger GW170817, enabling the first gravitational-wave event with extensive electromagnetic follow-up.
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LIGO observes the neutron-star merger GW170817, enabling the first gravitational-wave event with extensive electromagnetic follow-up.
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