Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Advanced LIGO: Gravitational Wave Detectors Upgraded

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for February 7, 2016 is “Advanced LIGO: Gravitational Wave Detectors Upgraded,” an image. It is credited to Image Credit: LIGO, Caltech , MIT , NSF. The original explanation runs about 129 words.

Advanced LIGO: Gravitational Wave Detectors Upgraded
Credit: Image Credit: LIGO, Caltech , MIT , NSF Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Accelerate a charge and you’ll get electromagnetic radiation : light. But accelerate any mass and you’ll get gravitational radiation .”

— APOD editors, February 7, 2016

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
February 7, 2016
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Image Credit: LIGO, Caltech , MIT , NSF
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 129 words

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