The SciencesRipples in SpacetimeLIGO, a controversial observatory for detecting gravity waves, is coming online after eight years and $365 millionBy W. Wayt Gibbs on April 1, 2002AdvertisementABOUT THE AUTHOR(S)W. Wayt Gibbs is a contributing editor for Scientific American based in Seattle. He also works as a scientific editor at Intellectual Ventures. Credit: Nick HigginsRecent Articles by W. Wayt GibbsDivide and Conquer Could Be Good COVID StrategyBread Science: A Yeasty ConversationCOVID-19 Vaccine Ethics: Who Gets It First and Other Issues