NSF-funded LIGO pioneers named 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics laureates

NSF-funded LIGO pioneers named 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics laureates 10/03/2017 08:52 AM EDT Three scientists who led the development of the National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) have won the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics for their work detecting gravitational waves -- ripples in space and time created by the motion of massive objects in the universe. The discovery was made using the sensitive instruments of LIGO, in which NSF invested $1.1 billion. ... More at https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=243280&WT.mc_id=USNSF_51&WT.mc_ev=click This is an NSF News item.   Follow NSF:  This email was sent using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: National Science Foundation Update · 4201 Wilson Boulevard · Arlington, VA 22230 · 703-292-5111