Public tours of LIGO Hanford Observatory planned June 11 and 24

Free public tours of the LIGO Hanford Observatory are planned June 11 and 24.

Tours are from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. June 11 and from 3 to 5 p.m. June 24.

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 June 9, 2016 at 2:31 PM with the headline "Public tours of LIGO Hanford Observatory planned June 11 and 24."