How a cosmic collision sparked a Native American translator's labor of love

Scientist Corey Gray and his mother, Sharon Yellowfly
Scientist Corey Gray and his mother, Sharon Yellowfly, are pictured at one of the two massive detectors that make up the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory. One facility, where Gray works, is in Washington state, and the other isnin Louisiana.
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