Third LIGO project will put India on research map
1 year, 8 months ago

Third LIGO project will put India on research map

The Hindu  

All of us have some sense of the limitless expanse of the Universe. In the cosmos, gravitational waves are the outcome of far-flung cataclysmic events like powerful supernovae and the collision of black holes or neutron stars. LIGO India LIGO – an acronym for Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory – is a colossal physics experiment designed to detect gravitational waves. It will be run by three premier institutes of India: the Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology in Indore; the Institute for Plasma Research in Ahmedabad; and the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics in Pune – in collaboration with the LIGO Laboratory operated by the California Institute of Technology and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Conscience The experimental design of LIGO-India includes a multidisciplinary set-up and can thus offer cutting-edge research opportunities to young researchers with expertise in laser physics, optics, and computing, aside from general physics.

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New Ligo India testing facility to enhance gravitational wave research
3 months, 3 weeks ago

New Ligo India testing facility to enhance gravitational wave research

India Today  

The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory India facility was officially inaugurated on Thursday marking a significant milestone in India's pursuit of advanced gravitational wave research. 🇮🇳@LIGOIndia Facility Inaugurated: Gateway to Gravitational Wave Research in India Dr. A. K. Mohanty, Secretary, DAE & Chairman, AEC, inaugurated the Testing and Training Facility for LIGO-India at #RRCAT, Indore. LIGO-India is set to be the …

India’s largest radio telescope plays vital role in detecting universe’s vibrations
1 year, 9 months ago

India’s largest radio telescope plays vital role in detecting universe’s vibrations

The Hindu  

India’s Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope was among the world’s six large telescopes that played a vital role in providing evidence confirming the presence of gravitational waves using pulsar observations, said scientists on Thursday. An international team of astronomers from India, Japan and Europe has published the results from monitoring pulsars, called ‘nature’s best clocks’, by using six of the world’s …

Gravitational wave detector LIGO is back online after 3 years of upgrades
1 year, 10 months ago

Gravitational wave detector LIGO is back online after 3 years of upgrades

The Hindu  

After a three-year hiatus, scientists in the U.S. have just turned on detectors capable of measuring gravitational waves – tiny ripples in space itself that travel through the universe. Gravitational waves are created when massive objects like black holes or neutron stars merge with one another, producing sudden, large changes in space. The upgraded version of LIGO started collecting data …

National Technology Day: PM Modi Lays Foundation Stone Of LIGO-India Project, What Is It, Why Its Needed
1 year, 10 months ago

National Technology Day: PM Modi Lays Foundation Stone Of LIGO-India Project, What Is It, Why Its Needed

ABP News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday laid the foundation stone of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory – India, placing the nation among a handful of countries that have a Gravitational-Wave observatory. The Prime Minister also announced multiple projects related to scientific and technological advancement in the country, worth more than Rs 5,800 crore on the occasion of 25th National Technology …

A boost for science, a wider window to the universe
1 year, 10 months ago

A boost for science, a wider window to the universe

The Hindu  

In the distant universe, black holes merge, supernovae explode, neutron stars collide. Now, the United States National Science Foundation is partnering with top U.S. universities and India’s Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology, or RRCAT to launch LIGO-India, a ground-breaking collaboration, fuelled by a $320 million investment from India, that will accelerate discovery and innovation in India and around the …

India joins the big league in science
1 year, 11 months ago

India joins the big league in science

Hindustan Times  

The recent Union Cabinet approval for the LIGO-India project marked a great day for global science, a great day for science in India, and a triumph for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his science team, who have shown great imagination in reposing their confidence in this project in the face of many competing priorities. LIGO has turned into an entirely …

Science for all: On the road ahead for the LIGO-India project
1 year, 11 months ago

Science for all: On the road ahead for the LIGO-India project

The Hindu  

The Union Cabinet’s approval to set up a gravitational-wave detection facility in Maharashtra, a ₹2,600 crore project, is one that will consist of a detector called the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory, to be built in the image of the twin LIGO instruments already operational in the U.S. Their detection of gravitational waves, in 2016, launched a new era of astronomy. …

Cabinet approves LIGO-India, gravitational-wave detector to be built in Maha
1 year, 11 months ago

Cabinet approves LIGO-India, gravitational-wave detector to be built in Maha

The Hindu  

The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved a project to build an advanced gravitational-wave detector in Maharashtra at an estimated cost of Rs 2,600 crore. The observatory will be the third of its kind, made to the exact specifications of the twin Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatories, in Louisiana and Washington in the U.S. LIGO-India will work in tandem with them. LIGO-India …

How to unravel hidden mysteries of the universe? This India born physicist has an ambitious plan
3 years, 8 months ago

How to unravel hidden mysteries of the universe? This India born physicist has an ambitious plan

India Today  

When Albert Einstein first proposed that there are ripples in the fabric of spacetime, the year was 1915 and the brilliant scientist had barely scratched the surface of a phenomenon that would revolutionise physics. About 100 years later, Einstein's successors discovered the first ripples -- known as gravitational waves -- arriving at the Earth from a cataclysmic event in the …

Gravitational wave disturbances: how will India contribute to LIGO?
5 years, 8 months ago

Gravitational wave disturbances: how will India contribute to LIGO?

The Hindu  

The story so far: On September 14, 2015, the two LIGO detectors in the U.S., at Livingston in Louisiana, and Hanford in Washington, registered a disturbance that was not unlike the chirp of a bird. Following the 2015 detection, which later won the Physics Nobel, the two LIGO detectors detected seven such binary black hole merger events before they were …

Einstein was right about gravitational waves, we now have measurements to prove it
5 years, 10 months ago

Einstein was right about gravitational waves, we now have measurements to prove it

Firstpost  

The waves change the particles they encounter on their path & scientists have figured out in what ways. The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory is the largest physics experiment and observatory detecting gravitational waves. This persistent gravitational wave, called gravitational wave memory effect, can be measured by scientists to understand, measure and predict where these waves are in space and how …

Gravitational waves have been detected, scientists unsure where they're from
5 years, 10 months ago

Gravitational waves have been detected, scientists unsure where they're from

Firstpost  

Scientists think it might have originated from a neutron star merger 500 million light-years from Earth. The signals were actually picked up on Thursday, 25 April – ANZAC Day here in Australia – from a binary merger named S190425z ), only the second ever neutron star merger to be observed. When LIGO detects gravitational waves – the ripples in space-time …

LIGO detects gravitational waves from neutron stars colliding and — possibly — one being eaten by a black hole
5 years, 10 months ago

LIGO detects gravitational waves from neutron stars colliding and — possibly — one being eaten by a black hole

ABC  

About 500 million years ago, two small, incredibly dense stars collided. Key points: LIGO detected the likely crash between two neutron stars, as well as a weak signal that could indicate a neutron star and black hole colliding The gravitational wave detector has only been online for a few weeks after an upgrade Astronomers are yet to pinpoint the two …

Giant collisions shake the cosmos
6 years, 3 months ago

Giant collisions shake the cosmos

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Don Lincoln is a senior scientist at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory. Well, actually, it’s more accurate to say that this was the date humanity became aware of a cataclysmic event – the merging of two enormous black holes that occurred about 1.3 billion years ago – or, stealing a line from Star Wars, “a long time ago in …

Gravitational wave detectors could see a boost with tech from a new study
6 years, 6 months ago

Gravitational wave detectors could see a boost with tech from a new study

Firstpost  

The two US-based LIGOs and Europe’s Virgo are the only highly-sensitive detectors currently in play. If the scientists are able to improve the gravitational wave detectors as much as they “realistically expect can be done,” the detectors will be able to monitor and carry out measurements in an eight times bigger volume of space than what is currently possible, said …

Science & You: Gravitational waves get an Indian push
7 years, 2 months ago

Science & You: Gravitational waves get an Indian push

Deccan Chronicle  

Gravitational waves provide the most compelling endorsement of our fundamental understanding of the laws of gravity making direct detection a scientific milestone. LIGO-India brings forth a real possibility of Indian scientists and technologists stepping forward, with strong international cooperation, into the frontier of an emergent area of high visibility and promise presented by the recent gravitational wave detections and the …

India is all set to build a new LIGO gravitational wave detector by 2025: All about it
7 years, 3 months ago

India is all set to build a new LIGO gravitational wave detector by 2025: All about it

India Today  

In yet another step towards space exploration, India is all set to build a new gravitational wave detector. In order to measure ripples in the fabric of space and time, the gravitational wave detector will be built in India by 2025, in collaboration with universities from across the globe. More about the project: The LIGO India partnership is funded by …

A new LIGO gravitational wave detector to be built in India by 2025
7 years, 3 months ago

A new LIGO gravitational wave detector to be built in India by 2025

The Hindu  

A new gravitational wave detector to measure ripples in the fabric of space and time is set to be built in India by 2025, in collaboration with universities from across the globe. The LIGO detectors discovered the first gravitational waves produced by two giant merging blackholes last year. This collaborative programme will enable Indian scientists to work with UK institutes …

Black holes detected: Indian scientists help in gravitational wave discovery
7 years, 4 months ago

Black holes detected: Indian scientists help in gravitational wave discovery

India Today  

In a proud moment, a total of 40 Indian scientists from 11 institutions detected a gravitational wave from the lightest black hole merger -- along with a multinational team. The gravitational wave method Two LIGO detectors / LIGO Two LIGO detectors / LIGO This is the sixth gravitational wave that has been detected in a span of two years On …

Experiments simultaneously detect gravitational waves – and help open up a new era of astronomy
7 years, 5 months ago

Experiments simultaneously detect gravitational waves – and help open up a new era of astronomy

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. It’s actually hugely important, because it provides the first corroboration of direct detection of gravitational …

More than 40 scientists from 13 Indian institutions played a role in the observation of gravitational waves from colliding neutron stars
7 years, 5 months ago

More than 40 scientists from 13 Indian institutions played a role in the observation of gravitational waves from colliding neutron stars

Firstpost  

At least 40 scientists from 13 Indian institutions, including IIT-Bombay played an important role in the exciting 17 August observation of gravitational waves from a pair of colliding neutron stars, detected for the first by Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory and Europe’s Virgo, officials said in Mumbai. The Indian scientists contributed to the fundamental algorithms which are crucial to search for …

Gravitational waves and neutron stars: Why this discovery is huge
7 years, 5 months ago

Gravitational waves and neutron stars: Why this discovery is huge

ABC  

Gravitational waves have been in the news a lot lately. Now an international team of scientists has detected gravitational waves from a new source: the cataclysmic collision of neutron stars, the smallest and densest stars in the universe. That concept eventually became reality and the twin detectors of the Advanced Laser Interferometry Gravitational Waves Observatories finally detected gravitational waves in …

LIGO-Virgo detects colliding neutron stars for first time: We are entering new era in observational astronomy, says A Gopakumar
7 years, 5 months ago

LIGO-Virgo detects colliding neutron stars for first time: We are entering new era in observational astronomy, says A Gopakumar

Firstpost  

LIGO and Virgo interferometer on Monday announced the first ever detection of gravitational waves from a pair of colliding neutron stars. In another major breakthrough in astronomy, scientists on Monday at the United States-based Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory and the Europe-based Virgo interferometer announced the first ever detection of gravitational waves from a pair of colliding neutron stars. This detection …

Scientists detect echoes from the collision of black holes
7 years, 6 months ago

Scientists detect echoes from the collision of black holes

Daily Mail  

Ripples in space-time generated by the collision of two black holes nearly two billion years ago have been captured by super-sensitive detectors in the US and Italy. Using a network of American and European detectors for the first time, the international team was able to trace the latest source of gravitational waves to the merger of two black holes 1.8 …

Three detectors, two black holes and one really big collision: Gravitational waves found again
7 years, 6 months ago

Three detectors, two black holes and one really big collision: Gravitational waves found again

LA Times  

Scientists have announced the fourth discovery of gravitational waves produced by the collision of two black holes — and it’s the first such smash-up found with the help of the European Virgo detector. But researchers have now built detectors that can directly observe gravitational waves, particularly those caused by the violent smash-up of a pair of black holes spinning around …

LIGO detects gravitational waves for third time, produced by the merger of two black holes
7 years, 9 months ago

LIGO detects gravitational waves for third time, produced by the merger of two black holes

Firstpost  

The new detection occurred on January 4 this year during the ongoing second observing run of the Advanced LIGO detectors in the US. The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory said today that it had made another successful detection of gravitational waves, ripples in space and time, from the merger of two massive black holes that happened three billion light years away. …

Third gravitational wave detection puts new spin on black holes
7 years, 9 months ago

Third gravitational wave detection puts new spin on black holes

ABC  

For the third time, physicists have detected a gravitational wave: a tiny ripple in the fabric of space-time. Key points: Third confirmed gravitational wave detected on January 4, 2017 Wave produced by two black holes 3 billion light-years away — twice the distance of previous discoveries Search is now on to find gravitational waves from other sources The discovery, reported …

After LIGO detects a third black hole collision, gravitational wave astronomy is here to stay
7 years, 10 months ago

After LIGO detects a third black hole collision, gravitational wave astronomy is here to stay

LA Times  

Scientists on the lookout for subtle disturbances in the fabric of space-time have detected the signal from a cataclysmic collision between two black holes that lie some 3 billion light-years away, much farther two previous discoveries. “We’re really moving from novelty to new observational science — a new astronomy of gravitational waves,” said MIT senior research scientist David Shoemaker, spokesman …

India's LIGO gravitational wave detector will be commissioned by 2024: Report
8 years, 2 months ago

India's LIGO gravitational wave detector will be commissioned by 2024: Report

Firstpost  

The LIGO India project is likely to be commissioned in 2024 and its activities would require Indian universities churning out young researchers trained in the science to take up the mantle of exploration of the universe The LIGO India project is likely to be commissioned in 2024 and its activities would require Indian universities churning out young researchers trained in …

The detection of gravitational waves by the LIGO was the biggest physics success story in 2016
8 years, 3 months ago

The detection of gravitational waves by the LIGO was the biggest physics success story in 2016

Firstpost  

Science fiction and reality collided when LIGO opened up our sixth sense to understand the universe and set the ball rolling for a new era of observational astrophysics. In 2016, science fiction and reality collided when LIGO opened up our sixth sense to understand the universe and set the ball rolling for a new era of observational astrophysics with the …

‘Indian gravitational waves observatory will be best in the world’
8 years, 3 months ago

‘Indian gravitational waves observatory will be best in the world’

Hindustan Times  

Scientists working on the development of a gravitational wave detecting observatory in India, the fifth such facility in the world, said it will be the most sensitive gravitational wave detecting observatory. Speaking at a panel discussion on the first day of Indian Institute of Technology Bombay’s annual technology extravaganza TechFest, Bruce Allen, managing director Albert Einstein Institute Hannover and one …

LIGO resumes hunt for gravitational waves after receiving upgrades
8 years, 3 months ago

LIGO resumes hunt for gravitational waves after receiving upgrades

Firstpost  

The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory has resumed scientific operations after a series of engineering test runs. Peter Fritschel, LIGO’s chief detector scientist, said “The Livingston detector has improved sensitivity for lower gravitational-wave frequencies, below about 100 hertz, primarily as the result of reducing the level of scattered light, which can be a pernicious source of noise in the interferometers.” In …

A giant experiment that cracked a 100-year mystery of physics just came back online — and it's more powerful than ever
8 years, 3 months ago

A giant experiment that cracked a 100-year mystery of physics just came back online — and it's more powerful than ever

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. "We may not immediately publish, but there's a good chance we're going to see more black hole …

Observatory to study gravitational waves to come up in Maharashtra
8 years, 5 months ago

Observatory to study gravitational waves to come up in Maharashtra

India TV News  

In efforts to study the cosmic gravitational waves, Maharashtra, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday announced the Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory which will come up in Hingoli district. The LIGO — part of a collaboration between India and the US is a large-scale physics experiment and observatory to detect cosmic gravitational waves in the universe. The project was first …

Hingoli in Maharashtra to get the third LIGO observatory, the first outside the US
8 years, 6 months ago

Hingoli in Maharashtra to get the third LIGO observatory, the first outside the US

Firstpost  

Maharashtra’s Hingoli district has been chosen for carrying out experiments on the ambitious LIGO project that proved existence of gravitational waves, a major breakthrough in science. A senior scientist with the Department of Science and Technology said, “Aundh in Hingoli district is a preferred site for the LIGO project. Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory- India will also bring considerable opportunities in …

New technology to double LIGO's ability to detect gravitational waves
8 years, 9 months ago

New technology to double LIGO's ability to detect gravitational waves

Firstpost  

Washington: Researchers have developed a new technology that aims to make the Advanced Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory even more sensitive to gravitational waves — faint ripples in space-time. Although not part of the original Advanced LIGO design, injecting the new squeezed vacuum source into the LIGO detector could help double its sensitivity. Scientists at Advanced LIGO announced the first-ever observation …

Government mulling LIGO project to study gravitational waves
8 years, 10 months ago

Government mulling LIGO project to study gravitational waves

India TV News  

New Delhi: The government is mulling setting up a LIGO project to study the gravitational waves either in Rajasthan or Maharashtra. On February 17, the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi had given 'in principle' approval to the LIGO-India mega science proposal for research on gravitational waves. Earlier this year scientists had for the first time observed ripples …

LIGO project: 2 Indian scientists in US excited about possibility of returning home
9 years ago

LIGO project: 2 Indian scientists in US excited about possibility of returning home

The Hindu  

Nancy Aggarwal and Karan P. Jani, two Indian student scientists who work with the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory project that recently proved the existence of gravitational waves envisaged by Albert Einstein a century ago, are excited about the possibility of returning to India. “India is extremely important for the future of the LIGO project,” LIGO Director Dr. France A Cordov …

India to setup laboratory for studying gravitational waves: PM Modi in 'Mann Ki Baat'
9 years ago

India to setup laboratory for studying gravitational waves: PM Modi in 'Mann Ki Baat'

Firstpost  

The facility for studying gravitational waves, which will be called LIGO, will be the third of its kind in the world as well the first outside the US. New Delhi: India has decided to establish a Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory where gravitational waves can be studied, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Sunday. In his monthly radio programme Mann ki …

The whisper of a black hole
9 years ago

The whisper of a black hole

The Hindu  

THE recent detection of gravitational-waves by the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory, nearly 100 years after they were first recognised by Einstein as a consequence of his general theory of relativity, is the result of one of modern science’s longest campaigns. To go with the improved laser, the configuration of the Michelson interferometer was altered by adding new mirrors which send …

Road to the discovery of gravitational waves was riddled with doubt
9 years, 1 month ago

Road to the discovery of gravitational waves was riddled with doubt

LA Times  

This short video explains the apparatus that was used to detect gravitational waves passing through the Earth. But many researchers doubted that gravitational waves existed at all, arguing that they were essentially a mathematical quirk in a complex but otherwise graceful theory, said Alan Weinstein, a Caltech physicist and LIGO team member. And in particular, there was for a long …

Union Cabinet clears LIGO-India gravitational wave observatory
9 years, 1 month ago

Union Cabinet clears LIGO-India gravitational wave observatory

The Hindu  

Days after an international team of scientists, including several from India, formally announced that it had detected gravitational waves from deep space, the Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, said it had, “in principle,” approved a proposal to have a gravitational wave detector in India. is serious’ Since 2011, a consortium of Indian research establishments has been lobbying …

China launches gravitational waves research project
9 years, 1 month ago

China launches gravitational waves research project

Firstpost  

Tianqin, China’s domestic gravitational wave research project initiated by the Sun Yat-sen University in July 2015, is awaiting governmental approval. The US-based Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory announced its ground-breaking discovery of gravitational waves on Thursday, which fulfilled the prediction of Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity one century ago. The new discovery has encouraged further studies into gravitational waves around …

Indian gravity wave detector 8 years away
9 years, 1 month ago

Indian gravity wave detector 8 years away

The Hindu  

With the discovery of gravitational waves by the U.S.-based LIGO, Prime Minister Narendra Modi may have tweeted his support for a similar detector in India but such a project is at least eight years away, said scientists familiar with the project. Another ambitious mega-science project, the Indian Neutrino Observatory project — a proposed, underground observatory in Tamil Nadu to detect …

A wave of awe and opportunity
9 years, 1 month ago

A wave of awe and opportunity

The Hindu  

The >detection of ripples in space-time, known as gravitational waves, here on Earth marks a watershed moment for astronomy and for science as a whole. The gravitational waves detected, and announced to the world on Thursday, were produced more than a billion years ago by a cataclysmic collision of two black holes, one of them with a mass 36 times …

Measuring gravitational waves — in layman’s terms
9 years, 1 month ago

Measuring gravitational waves — in layman’s terms

The Hindu  

How can a common man comprehend the nano-impact of gravitational waves detected in the landmark astrophysics discovery of the century? Prof. Narlikar, who was the first head of the IUCCA, recalled that he and one of his scientist colleague Sanjeev Dhurandhar had put up a proposal seeking funding for research on gravitational waves in India in 1988 soon after the …

Gravitational waves explained: Groundbreaking discovery means we can see some of the strangest parts of space
9 years, 1 month ago

Gravitational waves explained: Groundbreaking discovery means we can see some of the strangest parts of space

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A group of experts from around the world are gathering to announce that they have direct evidence …

Gravitational waves announcement: Scientists confirm detection of ripples in spacetime
9 years, 1 month ago

Gravitational waves announcement: Scientists confirm detection of ripples in spacetime

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Physicists around the world confirmed they had detected unambiguous signals of gravitational waves emanating from the collision …

Did you know the Indian connection to the discovery of Gravitational Waves?
9 years, 1 month ago

Did you know the Indian connection to the discovery of Gravitational Waves?

India Today  

The confirmation of the gravitational theory which was predicted by Einstein years ago left scientists all over the world electrified. pic.twitter.com/XPc82AI77P V Vinay February 12, 2016 There are about 30 + indians as well from about 9 institutes from India,, which is fantastic. V Vinay February 12, 2016 There are several Indian papers also referred. pic.twitter.com/pBSbsHoAKV V Vinay February 12, …

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