Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory

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Interview: Sanjeev Dhurandhar, a Doyen of Gravitational Wave Physics in India

Scharada Dubey 08/08/2016

Sanjeev Dhurandhar is one of the giants of gravitational...

An artist's illustration of the LISA Pathfinder mission in space. Credit: ESA

Pathfinder Mission Eases Our Way to Exploring the Gravitational Universe

Ronak Gupta 16/06/2016

The news of its success is heartening as it...

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LIGO Detects Second Black Hole Merger, Sets Gravitational Wave Astronomy on Its Way

Vasudevan Mukunth 15/06/2016

The Indian members of the scientific collaboration were instrumental...

Engineers installing earthquake-dampening screws on the suspension cage of a mirror to be used inside a LIGO detector. Credit: LIGO

India’s LIGO Detector Has the Money it Needs, a Site in Sight, and a Completion Date Too

Papiya Bhattacharya 25/03/2016

By 2023, scientists from around the country expect to...

Elegant but elusive. Simulation of merging black holes showing gravitational waves. Credit: NASA/ESA/wikimedia

Listen: The Discovery of Gravitational Waves, a New Window to the Universe

Padmaparna Ghosh and Samanth Subramanian 24/02/2016

A century after Einstein’s prediction of gravitational waves, LIGO’s...

The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory in Hanford, Washington. Credit: Caltech/MIT/LIGO Lab

Scientists Claim Sensational Detection of Gravitational Waves and Herald New Era in Astronomy

Vasudevan Mukunth 11/02/2016

The LIGO collaboration in the US has claimed it...