... Credit Copyright: LIGO, Caltech , MIT , NSF Explanation: Accelerate a charge and you'll get electromagnetic radiation : light. ... Separated detectors can be used to discern gravitational waves from everyday bumps. ... Together with its sister interferometer in Louisiana, these gravitational wave detectors continue to be upgraded and are now more sensitive than ever. ... Two Black Holes Merge . LIGO Detects Gravitational Waves from Merging Black Holes . When Black Holes Collide . ...