Read what happened when NR Narayana Murthy and Kip Thorne got into a conversationElon Musk is more ambitious than Jeff Bezos (about going to Mars). Given his track record with Tesla, SpaceX, he just may succeed, Kip Thor...
11 Jan, 2018, 11.18 PM IST
- Diwali gift from scientists: Cosmic clues to gold's origin
Kolkata/New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) Celebrating Dhanteras? Have you ever wondered where did the gold in your jewellery come from? A cosmic coo...
17 Oct, 2017, 01.12 PM IST
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
- '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
How some of the most ambitious global science projects are opening new vistas for Indian scientistsThe detection of gravitational waves, an experiment involving diverse technologies, will provide the scientific community in India with a u...
10 Jul, 2016, 12.31 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 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 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
Scientists detect gravitational waves for first timeAn international consortium of physicists, including those from many Indian institutions, detected gravitational waves for the first time i...
12 Feb, 2016, 10.37 AM IST