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2020-01-10 National

5946.

Which of the following observatory detected the second merger of neutron stars?

LIGO

GEO600

Fermilab

Brookhaven National Laboratory

Answer: Option

Explanation:

The LIGO (Laser Inferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory) detected gravitational waves due to collision of two neutron stars. This is the second time the gravitational waves are being detected.The first neutron star detection was in 2017. However, the second event that was recorded now, is not as strong as the first.