- LIGO stands for Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory. - It is a large-scale physics experiment and observatory designed to detect cosmic gravitational waves and to develop gravitational-wave science as an astronomical tool. - LIGO consists of two large observatories in the United States (Livingston, Louisiana, and Hanford, Washington) that work in tandem.
LIGO stands for
Asked in UPSC NDA 1 2019 · Topic: Space (Relativistic Astrophysics and Gravitational Waves (Theory and Detection))
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Answer: A. Laser Interferometer Gravitational wave Ob‐ servatory
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