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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:project
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gptkbp:analysis
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gravitational wave signals
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gptkbp:collaboration
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gptkb:international_collaboration
gptkb:LIGO_Scientific_Collaboration
gptkb:KAGRA
gptkb:LIGO_India
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gptkbp:collection
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observational campaigns
continuous observation
triggered observations
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gptkbp:community
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gptkb:private_sector
universities
government agencies
research institutions
global collaboration
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gptkbp:community_engagement
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outreach programs
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gptkbp:detector_location
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gptkb:Hanford,_Washington
gptkb:Livingston,_Louisiana
gptkb:Virgo,_Italy
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gptkbp:educational_value
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gptkb:STEM_education
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gptkbp:field
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astrophysics
gravitational wave astronomy
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gptkbp:founded
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gptkb:1992
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gptkbp:future_plans
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gptkb:Cosmic_Explorer
gptkb:LIGO_A+_upgrade
LISA (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna)
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gptkbp:goal
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detect gravitational waves
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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LIGO project
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gptkbp:impact
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gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics_2017
testing general relativity
multimessenger astronomy
new field of gravitational wave astronomy
study of black hole populations
study of neutron star mergers
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gptkbp:is_funded_by
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gptkb:National_Science_Foundation
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gptkbp:key_discovery
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merger of black holes
merger of neutron stars
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gptkbp:length_of_arms
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2.5 miles
4 kilometers
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:United_States
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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:partnership
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gptkb:European_Space_Agency
gptkb:NASA
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gptkbp:provides_information_on
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open data policy
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gptkbp:publications
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LIGO Scientific Collaboration papers
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gptkbp:related_to
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gptkb:cosmology
gptkb:Einstein's_General_Relativity
high-energy astrophysics
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gptkbp:sensor
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gptkb:Interpol
three
September 14, 2015
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gptkbp:significance
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first direct observation of gravitational waves
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gptkbp:technology
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laser interferometry
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Kip_Thorne
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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3
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