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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:physicist
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:LIGO_Data_Monitoring_System
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gptkbp:analysis
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gravitational wave astronomy
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gptkbp:collaborations
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gptkb:Virgo_Collaboration
gptkb:LIGO_Scientific_Collaboration
gptkb:LIGO_India
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gptkbp:collection
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continuous monitoring
observational campaigns
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gptkbp:community
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gptkb:international_collaboration
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gptkbp:community_engagement
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outreach programs
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gptkbp:discovered_by
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neutron star collisions
merging black holes
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:STEM_education
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gptkbp:event_type
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G W150914
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gptkbp:first_appearance
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gravitational waves from a binary black hole merger
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gptkbp:future_plans
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gptkb:KAGRA_collaboration
gptkb:Cosmic_Explorer
gptkb:Einstein_Telescope
LIGOA+ upgrade
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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LIGO Mission
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gptkbp:impact
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gptkb:spacecraft
astrophysics
fundamental physics
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gptkbp:key_figures
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gptkb:Kip_Thorne
gptkb:Barry_C._Barish
gptkb:Rainer_Weiss
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gptkbp:length
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4 kilometers
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Hanford,_Washington
gptkb:Livingston,_Louisiana
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gptkbp:operated_by
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gptkb:California_Institute_of_Technology
gptkb:Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology
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gptkbp:operational_status
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currently operational
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gptkbp:provides_information_on
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open access
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gptkbp:publishes
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gptkb:Astrophysical_Journal_Letters
gptkb:Physical_Review_Letters
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gptkbp:purpose
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detect gravitational waves
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gptkbp:receives_funding_from
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gptkb:National_Science_Foundation
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gptkbp:scientific_goals
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exploring the early universe
testing general relativity
detecting cosmic events
understanding black hole formation
understanding neutron star properties
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gptkbp:sensor
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September 14, 2015
10^-21 meters
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gptkbp:significance
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gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics_2017
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gptkbp:technology
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laser interferometry
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gptkbp:type
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gptkb:musician
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