![The collision of two black holes holes is seen in this still from a computer simulation.](https://physics.mit.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/20210217_MIT-LIGO-aspect-ratio-516-475-516x475-c-default.jpg)
Credit: The SXS Project
LIGO can detect gravitational waves that are generated when two black holes collide.
Credit: The SXS Project
LIGO is back — and can now spot more colliding black holes than ever
The twin gravitational-wave detectors have started a new observation run after a major upgrade.
Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory, Virgo, KAGRA, neutron stars, quantum mechanics, photons, Nergis Mavalvala, Victoria Xu, astrophysics