Flush with a new Nobel, the LIGO team parties at Caltech

Caltech scientist Kip Thorne says a toast following a news conference on campus. “I’d like to salute the members of LIGO and thank all the people whose thoughts we borrowed and utilized over the years,” he said.

Caltech scientist Barry Barish, right, raises a toast during the Nobel Prize festivities on campus.

Albert Lazzarini, foreground, deputy director of the LIGO Laboratory, toasts Caltech scientists Barry Barish, left, and Kip Thorne for their Nobel Prize.

Caltech professor Kip Thorne is applauded as he and fellow new Nobel Prize winner, Barry Barish, walk into a news conference on campus. The men share the prize with MIT theoretical physicist Rainer Weiss.

Caltech scientists Barry Barish, left, and Kip Thorne shake hands during a news conference honoring their Nobel Prize.

Caltech scientists Kip Thorne, left, and Barry Barish walk through the campus with their families.

Caltech scientist Kip Thorne, center, shakes hands with professor Rudy Marcus, left, who won the 1992 Nobel Prize in chemistry. Barry Barish, right, looks on.