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Detection of Gravitational Waves: The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO)
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What is the primary scientific goal of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO)?
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To detect and study gravitational waves
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LIGO's main objective is to directly detect and study gravitational waves, which are ripples in spacetime predicted by Einstein's theory of general relativity.