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Ground-based gravitational-wave observatories such as LIGO use laser interferometry to measure fractional changes in arm length far smaller than the diameter of a proton.
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A passing gravitational wave stretches one transverse direction while compressing the perpendicular direction, then reverses.
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Independent observatories record consistent waveforms with relative arrival times compatible with light-speed propagation.
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