Could LIGO find alien spacecraft accelerating to near light speed?

Could LIGO Find Massive Alien Spaceships? PBS Space Time

Premiered May 17, 2023
Could LIGO Find Massive Alien Spaceships?

The gravitational wave detector LIGO has made hugely important discoveries. But what else might be hiding in the ripples’ of spacetime? Oh, I know: how about the gravitational wakes caused by planet-sized alien spacecraft accelerating to near light speed.

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PBS Space Time

PBS Space Time explores the outer reaches of space, the craziness of astrophysics, the possibilities of sci-fi, and anything else you can think of beyond Planet Earth. Host Matt O'Dowd breaks down both the basic and incredibly complex sides of space and time.

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