where is ligo
On September 18, 2015, after a 5-year redesign and rebuild, the twin LIGO 'advanced' interferometers officially began their search for gravitational waves.Welcome to LIGO Hanford â¢ August 5, 2015 LIGO Hanford is located in the Columbia Basin region of Central Washington near the Tri-Cities.ome to one of LIGO's two gravitational wave detectors, our facility operates in tandem with LIGO Livingston to listen for the faint whispers of gravitational waves from the most energetic events in the universe.