J17 : Gravitational Wave Astronomy


Students Arya Pisharody
School HDSB - John William Boich Public School - Burlington
Level Junior 7/8 - Grade 8
Group Group 9B - Physics II
Abstract The study conducted was to examine gravitational waves and how they were Detected by the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO). Along with the study, an experiment was conducted to represent gravitational waves. Gravitational wave astronomy is a developing discipline, which involves observing and recording the gravitational waves in order to collect data about neutron stars, black holes, supernovas and more. Using astronomical tools such as LIGO, humans now have the ability to study events that took place as early as moments after the Big Bang.