India to have its own gravitational wave detector in 2025
The mirrors and detectors required to build the system will be sent from the LIGO collaborators in the US.
Dec 21, 2017, 17:35 PM IST
NASA's Fermi Telescope all set to point out gravitational waves sources!
This discovery gave way to numerous scientific possibilities that could further pave the way for scientists to step into new horizons to understand the working of the universe.
Apr 19, 2016, 12:16 PM IST
India to establish lab to study gravitational waves: Modi
The laboratory will be third of its kind in the world after Hanford in Washington and Livingston in Louisiana, both in the US.
Feb 28, 2016, 17:05 PM IST
LIGO's twin black holes may have been born inside single star
On September 14 last year, the Laser LIGO in the US detected gravitational waves from the merger of two black holes 29 and 36 times the mass of the Sun.
Feb 24, 2016, 22:26 PM IST
Gravitational waves: World's third LIGO facility to be built in India!
The proposal, known as LIGO-India project (Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory in India), is piloted by Department of Atomic Energy and Department of Science and Technology (DST).
Feb 19, 2016, 10:10 AM IST
China launches gravitational wave research project
The university plans to build a 5,000-square-metre observatory and a new lab occupying more than 10,000 square metres on Fenghuang mountain in Zhuhai city in Guangdong province.
Feb 14, 2016, 17:26 PM IST
Italian scientist first to spot gravitational waves, claims report
Scientists working with the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) on Thursday announced the detection of gravitational waves.
Feb 12, 2016, 18:56 PM IST
What are gravitational waves and why should you care?
The physics world is abuzz ahead of a hotly anticipated announcement Thursday concerning the quest to track down gravitational waves. But what are they, and why should you care?
Feb 12, 2016, 05:24 AM IST
Einstein`s waves: A 100-year odyssey
When Albert Einstein forged the bedrock theory of modern physics 100 years ago, he had no computer, no internet, no printer -- ballpoint pens and pocket calculators did not exist and few homes had telephones.
Feb 12, 2016, 02:11 AM IST
Five things you need to know about gravitational waves!
Gravitational waves are ripples that travel at the speed of light through the fabric of space-time.
Feb 11, 2016, 23:12 PM IST
Scientists detect first direct evidence of gravitational waves
The phenomenon was observed by two US-based underground detectors, designed to spot tiny vibrations from passing gravitational waves, a project known as the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory, or LIGO.
Feb 11, 2016, 22:08 PM IST