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Leandenor7 t1_j23e6dw wrote

Reply to comment by upyoars in One of the world's largest lasers could be used to detect alien warp drives by upyoars

Wouldn’t it also require LIGO to be detecting at a particular direction? This is quite a shot at the dark. Its like trying to listen for farts to recreate your neighbors anal cavity.

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_ALH_ t1_j23f4bk wrote

That would probably be many magnitudes easier and more likely to succeed. At least you know your neighbour actually exists.

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NerdyRedneck45 t1_j241nk2 wrote

It isn’t really directional in that way, it’s detecting gravitational waves from all around. You can pinpoint the location by timing differences of detectors around the world.

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ML4Bratwurst t1_j24nge8 wrote

Yes. The direction where it's coming from and where it is heading can be determined because the LIGO system actually has two stations. Each one in the other side of the earth.

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