The Hum of the Universe: Scientists Have Detected the Background Buzz of SpacetimeScientists have detected a persistent background hum of gravitational waves. This cosmic hum is a new way to explore the universe. It comes...
22 Feb, 2026, 04.54 PM IST
A black hole event has revealed a truth physicists long suspected: Einstein and Hawking were rightScientists have confirmed century-old predictions by Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking after observing two black holes colliding about a ...
14 Sep, 2025, 10.14 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
- 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
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
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
Government approves building of gravitational wave observatory for Rs 1,200 croreIts approval was expected after the tweet last week by Prime Minister Modi about building an advanced gravitation wave detector in the coun...
18 Feb, 2016, 01.09 AM IST
UK physicist Stephen Hawking hails gravitational wave discovery"This discovery is the first detection of a black hole binary system and the first observation of black holes merging," Hawking told BBC Ne...
12 Feb, 2016, 03.06 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 waves: It’s like a new world opening up for us, says Indian scientist Varun BhaleraoVarun’s part in the entire discovery has been to look after the optical waves associated with gravitational waves in an emission.
12 Feb, 2016, 01.56 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
Gravitational waves: It’s all about extracting wave signal from noise, says scientist Sanjeev Dhurandhar"In 1916, Einstein had thought that detection of these waves was extremely difficult, but technology has improved," said Dhurandhar.
12 Feb, 2016, 01.46 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
Gravitational waves discovery: Indian scientists' role hailedAnil Kakodkar today congratulated the team of Indian scientists who contributed to the research on gravitational waves.
12 Feb, 2016, 12.14 AM IST
Spacecraft for gravitational waves research ready for liftoffA team from the University of Glasgow's School of Physics and Astronomy played a key role in developing and building the LISA Pathfinder.
02 Sep, 2015, 12.58 PM IST