NOVAC Public Meeting, Dr. Carl Rodriguez presents The Dark Side of the Universe, 11/10/2024, 7:30 pm EST

On September 14th, 2015, the two sites of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory detected minuscule ripples in the fabric of space.  This Nobel-winning accomplishment, the culmination of nearly 50 years of work, also provided us with a new window into the Universe: gravitational waves.  I will discuss some of the first results from LIGO, and [...]