LISA Pathfinder Launch on Dec 2: Einstein's Last Theory

[bcrowell]

http://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/nov/21/satellite-to-solve-einstein-last-theory

LISA is a space-based project proposed for the direct detection of gravitational waves. LISA Pathfinder is a preliminary test satellite to check the feasibility of LISA, which would be launched in 2034.

 

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Earth-bound detectors should have located (at least) tens of sources at that point, but LISA will measure at lower frequencies. We can go from a discovery to observations in multiple frequency ranges in 20 years.