Gallery: Searching the Sky for the Wobbles of Gravity
William Widmer for Quanta Magazine01Gabriela Gonzalez at LIGO Observatory
Gabriela González speaks to elementary school students at the LIGO observatory in Livingston, La.
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González in front of the "Y Arm," one of two four-kilometer-long tunnels through which lasers travel at the LIGO observatory.
William Widmer for Quanta Magazine03Gabriela Gonzalez at LIGO Observatory
A tour guide provides an overview of the control room to a group of grade school students at the LIGO observatory.
William Widmer for Quanta Magazine04Gabriela Gonzalez at LIGO Observatory
A view of the LIGO observatory campus.
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The "X Arm," one of two four-kilometer-long tunnels through which lasers travel.
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Gonzalez in the control room at the LIGO observatory.