To innovate, we need people who think differently: Dr Frederick J Raab, LIGO LaboratoryWe expect to complete construction of the observatory infrastructure in the early part of the next decade and to be observing by the middle...
08 Oct, 2017, 01.56 PM IST
- LIGO India cheers Physics Nobel for gravitational waves discovery
Kolkata, Oct 3 (IANS) The Nobel Prize in Physics going to the LIGO architects for their contribution to detecting gravitational waves serve...
03 Oct, 2017, 08.42 PM IST
- Physics Nobel goes to astounding discovery of gravitational waves
Stockholm, Oct 3 (IANS) Three American scientists from the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) have won the Nobel Pr...
03 Oct, 2017, 06.07 PM IST
Another breakthrough: Scientists detect fourth gravitational waveThe LIGO observatories in the US and the Virgo observatory in Europe have observed the gravitational wave signals from yet another merging ...
28 Sep, 2017, 10.19 AM IST
LIGO detects gravitational waves for third timeThe finding confirms predictions made by the general theory of relativity which German scientist Albert Einstein formulated over 100 years ...
02 Jun, 2017, 01.08 PM IST
- 'Black hole man of India' C.V. Vishveshwara dead
Kolkata/Bengaluru, Jan 17 (IANS) Veteran scientist C.V. Vishveshwara, known as a pioneer in black hole research in India, has died, researc...
17 Jan, 2017, 06.37 PM IST
- LIGO India likely to be commissioned in 2024
Kolkata, Jan 17 (IANS) The LIGO India project is likely to be commissioned in 2024 and its activities would require Indian universities chu...
17 Jan, 2017, 04.20 PM IST
- LIGO's detection of gravitational waves: Listening to the heavens became a reality (2016 in retrospect)
Kolkata, Dec 24 (IANS) In 2016, science fiction and reality collided when LIGO opened up our sixth sense to understand the universe and set...
24 Dec, 2016, 12.00 PM IST
- Observatory to detect cosmic gravitational waves to come up in Maharashtra
Aurangabad, Oct 4 (IANS) The Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory (LIGO) -- a giant facility to detect cosmic gravitational ...
04 Oct, 2016, 08.25 PM IST
Government mulling LIGO project to study gravitational wavesThe LIGO-India (Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory in India) project is piloted by Department of Atomic Energy and Departm...
08 May, 2016, 11.43 AM IST
India, US sign MoU for setting up LIGO observatory in IndiaIndia and the US today signed an MoU for establishing Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) in India that will play si...
31 Mar, 2016, 10.52 PM IST
India-US to sign MoU for building LIGO projectIndia and US will sign a Memorandum of Understanding tomorrow for building a state-of-the-art Laser Interferometer Gravitational - wave Obs...
30 Mar, 2016, 11.16 PM IST
Ligo India: Big science project with big benefitsThe project of Ligo India will not just help a new generation of physicists, but it will also bring precision engineering to the Indian ind...
23 Feb, 2016, 07.04 PM IST
LIGO India could be operational by 2023: US scientistScientists have made trips to India to work with Indian colleagues, especially with three nodal institutes that would have primary responsi...
20 Feb, 2016, 11.43 AM IST
Government gives in-principle approval for LIGO-India projectGovernment gave an "in-principle approval" for establishing a state-of-the-art Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory project.
17 Feb, 2016, 05.31 PM IST
- Vadodara-born astrophysicist wants India to set up 3rd LIGO
A Vadodara-born astrophysicist, who was a part of a detection team of the project to ascertain the existence of gravitational waves, has sa...
14 Feb, 2016, 11.26 AM IST
Go, LIGO-India go where no one has gone before!There is a huge India connect to this discovery, there are many Indian institutions like the Raman Research Institute which have directly c...
14 Feb, 2016, 10.49 AM IST