45 O’Connor St., Suite 500, Ottawa, ON K1P 1A4 T 613.943.5454 | F 613.943.5443 | info@canarie.ca What was the science problem? Albert Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity predicts that the collision of two black holes releases enormous energy in the form of gravitational waves. These ripples in the fabric of spacetime travel millions of light years to reach Earth where scientists observe the cosmic signals using the detectors at the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO), a $2B scientific instrument operated jointly by MIT and CalTech. Two detectors are part of LIGO, and these instruments are located in Louisiana and Washington State. Over 200 researchers operate and manage the LIGO Laboratory, but more than 1000 physicists, astrophysicists and ast

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