EPISODE 4 - LIGO: A DISCOVERY THAT SHOOK THE WORLD

[brahmburgers]

I am awe-struck at the abilities and perseverance of the men and women who made LIGO happen.

[muhammedramees-nc]

It's incredible to see how science and technology can push the boundaries of our understanding of the universe.

[SkyDarmos]

We need more documentaries like this. I knew the history of gravitational wave detection already quite well, because one of the first books I read on physics, was Kip Thorne's book, which focuses a lot on gravitational waves, at a time when they were very far from being detected. It is a very good historic physics book, which has focuses a lot on the relationship between US and Russian researchers. Kip Thorne is fluent in Russian.
What I didn't remember from the book is that Germany was involved so much.

[Langkowski]

This makes me proud of the Western civilization

[kA-dczq]

When I see professor Kip Throne, I like to cry for some while. He is an idle for me. He reminds me of the great physicist Stephen Hawking. I love them both. ❤❤❤❤

[MrIvair]

sensacional, 1/10 bilionésimo do comprimento de onda da luz, chega a ser inacreditável.

[vperez]

Would the same gravitational wave look different far from earth than on the surface of earth? What about deep on a hole (10 km) inside earth, simultaneously?

[tomspotley]

The main thing I take away from this is how no single person takes any credit for any of the team’s achievements. Everyone is so modest.

[HurricaneTroy]

I live 3 miles from LIGO in Livingston Louisiana

[SciD]

When I think about it, I'm shocked at how so many people have fallen for this scam...

[johnnychunders]

If LIGO had been in space a million miles away from those two colliding black holes it detected how big would the wave be?

[ludmilaclemente]

Os 3 a 5 por cento conhecido do universo é o limite de alcance dos telescópios

[FredericoClemente-xgws]

Continua na mesma as ondas gravitacionais são geradas pela deformação causada por um corpo super massivo girando.

[tunjaimerichli]

LIGO finds out facts beyond imagination.

[charlesbromberick]

Didn´t my undergrad lab partner, Bernie Schutz, have something to do with this?

[danielash]

I don't think it's ridicules you have the most important part of discovering a new system

[vkorchnoifan]

Can anyone tell me what are the benefits of LIGO for the common person?

[schmetterling]

As a physicist I was more like "Yawn. We knew that gravitational waves had to be there.". As an astronomer I would be a little bit more excited. It's another window for precision black hole and neutron star mass surveys. That is great.