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For Students
These are great starting places to learn about LISA and gravitational waves, appropriate for students and for the general public.

LISA at NASA Space Place
NASA Space Place is NASA's website for children, including interactive LISA mission activities (LISA Space Mission Gives Humans A Sixth Sense and the LISA Crossword Puzzle). The NASA Space Place animated cartoon talk show has featured interviews with LISA scientists Kip Thorne and Karsten Danzmann.
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NASA's Imagine the Universe
Intended for students age 14 and up, this website contains information on all areas of astrophysics. It's also a great place to see how LISA results will fit into the broader scheme of astronomical observations, from the low-energy infrared to high-energy X-ray astronomy.
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Einstein Online
Developed by the Max Planck Institute for gravitational physics, Einstein Online is a web portal with information about Albert Einstein's theories of special and general relativity and their consequences, from the smallest particles to black holes and cosmology. Its spotlights on relativity include a feature on gravitational waves.
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