Public tours of LIGO Hanford Observatory planned May 14 and 27

Free public tours of the LIGO Hanford Observatory are planned May 14 and 27.

Tours are from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. May 14 and from 3 to 5 p.m. May 27.

All ages are welcome. Comfortable shoes and seasonal clothes are recommended for the walking tour.

LIGO is west of Richland on Horn Road. For more information, call 509-372-8181, email outreach@ligo-wa.caltech.edu or go to www.ligo-wa.caltech.edu.

This story was originally published May 12, 2016 at 2:22 PM with the headline "Public tours of LIGO Hanford Observatory planned May 14 and 27."