Machine learning tool will help answer fundamental questions about the universe. A new AI-driven tool allows scientists to ...

LIGO has two widely-separated 4-km-long interferometers—in Hanford, Washington, and Livingston, Louisiana—that work together to detect gravitational waves by employing high-power laser beams.

Layoffs at the Hanford site near Richland included safety engineers, environmental scientists and employees who protect workers’ rights, said Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., in a news release Friday.

Workers started preparing to clean up a highly radioactive spill beneath the Hanford site 324 Building near Richland and the Columbia River in 2017. (Courtesy Department of Energy) More than a ...

The planned 40-km Cosmic Explorer observatory will build on this technology, allowing scientists to detect gravitational waves from the universe’s earliest moments. Gravitational-wave detection ...

You’re invited to share your thoughts and recommendations on Hanford Site cleanup communications and public involvement over the past year. Ecology, on behalf of the Tri-Party Agreement agencies ...

While LIGO’s laser can currently reach 750 kilowatts, it needs to surpass one megawatt to achieve its full potential.