Question R8 Q9 - MIT Science Bowl 2021

Researchers at MIT are studying the results of the LIGO detectors of gravitational waves. Which of the following statements is NOT true about gravitational waves?

W) They are often studied by Everhart-Thornley detectors.

X) Quantum radiation pressure noise dominates LIGO detectors at frequencies below 100 hertz.

Y) They travel at the speed of light.

Z) The first indirect evidence of gravitational waves came from a neutron star binary.

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