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Why isn’t America doing more to be on the forefront?
by gremloni 5y ago
Why isn’t America doing more to be on the forefront?
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- geenew 5y agoFrom the article, “U.S. gravitational wave physicists welcomed the announcement, too, as they think it may bolster their plans to build a pair of detectors even bigger than the Einstein Telescope in a project called Cosmic Explorer.”
- est31 5y agoAmericans in fact have kept investing in gravitational wave detectors when everyone else didn't because they thought you'd need way more sensitivity to detect anything. This led to the first direct observations of gravitational waves happening with US built detectors, together with the Nobel prize being awarded to three americans.
- ncallaway 5y agoThe LIGO observatory, in the United States (Washington and Louisiana) was the first to make gravitational wave detection. I agree that the US often lets itself fall behind in some areas (Superconducting Supercollider!), but gravitational wave astronomy is an area where the US is significantly participating at the forefront of research. I hope we continue to invest further!
- wolverine876 5y agoWhy does it matter, as long as gravitational wave detectors are available and the research is performed? In a purely selfish sense, isn't it better if someone else spends their money on it?
- polynomial 5y agoWhat? And let them have all that delicious gravitational knowledge before us?