Strange ‘space laser’ from early universe detected on Earth: Scientists explain why this signal should not existAstronomers have detected an unusually powerful “space laser” signal from about 8 billion light-years away using the MeerKAT radio telescop...
13 Apr, 2026, 06.14 PM IST
A space odyssey: Artemis 2 has been a spot check to see if humans can be safely operational for weeks in deep spaceThe Artemis 2 crew is returning to Earth after a historic journey. This mission tested NASA's spacecraft and life support systems in deep s...
09 Apr, 2026, 11.09 PM IST
Study finds how new technology enhances gravitational-wave detectionA team of physicists led by Jonathan Richardson of the University of California, Riverside, demonstrated how new optical technology can ext...
16 Feb, 2025, 11.52 AM IST
New source of gravitational waves detected by scientistsGravitational waves are produced when celestial objects collide and the ensuing energy creates ripples in the fabric of space-time which ca...
02 Jul, 2021, 04.09 PM IST
- Observation of two neutron stars merger 'breakthrough of the year'
Washington, Dec 22 (IANS) The first observations of a merger between two faraway neutron stars, a violent celestial event that generated ti...
22 Dec, 2017, 04.42 PM IST
India played a key role in big neutron bashThe detection of gravitational waves has produced a burst of activity around the world have increased investment in gravitational astronomy.
18 Oct, 2017, 01.20 AM IST
- Is the Nobel for discovery of gravitational waves premature? (Comment: Special to IANS)
On October 3, 2017, the Nobel Prize for Physics was awarded to three American physicists "for decisive contribution to Laser Interferometry...
05 Oct, 2017, 06.02 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
China begins building highest altitude telescopes in TibetGravitational waves, predicted by Albert Einstein in 1915 as part of his general theory of relativity, are generated when celestial bodies ...
12 Jan, 2017, 03.40 PM IST
LIGO back online, set to detect more gravitational wavesResearchers have made enhancements to LIGO's lasers, electronics, and optics and have increased the observatory's sensitivity by 10 to 25 p...
05 Dec, 2016, 01.30 PM IST
Gravitational waves can tell how black holes are bornThe study combined simulations which aims to create a realistic simulation of the known universe with a model to calculate gravitational wa...
27 Jun, 2016, 01.24 PM IST
Einstein's gravitational waves detected for the second timeA LIGO has been set up, to detect the gravitational waves. It is a system of two identical detectors carefully constructed to detect incred...
16 Jun, 2016, 07.47 PM IST
Gravitational waves detected for second timeThe scientists detected the gravitational waves- ripples through the fabric of the space-time continuum- using the twin LIGO interferometer...
16 Jun, 2016, 12.35 PM IST
Jayant Narlikar gives analogy to know gravitational wave impactCongratulating the Indian scientists who formed a part of the international team, Naralikar said detection of the gravitational waves is a ...
12 Feb, 2016, 02.29 PM IST
Gravitational wave detection may allow us to listen to starsWith the advent of gravitational wave astronomy, otherwise invisible phenomena, such as the black hole system captured by LIGO, will be acc...
12 Feb, 2016, 01.56 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