<![CDATA[Our latest discoveries—two of the loudest gravitational-wave signals ever: #GW240925 and #GW250207]]>Our latest discoveries—two of the loudest gravitational-wave signals ever: and

Using these signals, and our understanding of binary black holes, we can verify that our detectors are correctly calibrated

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Tuning our detectors using cosmic collisions – LSC – LIGO Scientific Collaboration

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With the inclusion of LIGO Hanford data, is the second loudest ever

Using data from all three detectors makes a big difference to localizing the source

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://scicomm.xyz/users/LIGO/statuses/116567011385601384https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://scicomm.xyz/users/LIGO/statuses/116567011385601384Wed, 13 May 2026 11:23:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Our latest discoveries—two of the loudest gravitational-wave signals ever: #GW240925 and #GW250207 on Wed, 13 May 2026 09:56:21 GMT]]>In a new paper out today, we explain how we have used and for astrophysical calibration of our detectors

Using the characteristic chirp of a gravitational-wave signal, we can check that our detectors are in tune 🎶

📄 https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.11703

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