Source: The post is based on the article “What is LIGO-India, the Indian node in the global network of labs to probe the universe” published in Indian Express on 10th April 2023 Contents1 What is the News?2 What is the LIGO Project?3 What are Gravitational Waves?4 When was Gravitational waves first detected?5 What is LIGO-India… Continue reading What is LIGO-India, the Indian node in the global network of labs to probe the universe
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Science for all – LIGO-India must contribute to the communities it needs sustenance from
Source: The post is based on the article “Science for all – LIGO-India must contribute to the communities it needs sustenance from” published in The Hindu on 7th April 2023. Syllabus: GS – 3: Science and Technology- developments and their applications and effects in everyday life. Relevance: About the LIGO-India project. News: The Union Cabinet has recently granted permission to… Continue reading Science for all – LIGO-India must contribute to the communities it needs sustenance from
Explained: Two black holes merged billions of years ago. Why is this puzzling scientists?
News: Billions of years ago, collision between two black holes sent gravitational waves rippling through the universe.In 2019,signals from these waves were detected at the gravitational wave observatory LIGO (United States) and the detector Virgo(Italy). Facts: GW190521: It is a gravitational wave signal resulting from the merger of two black holes near a third supermassive… Continue reading Explained: Two black holes merged billions of years ago. Why is this puzzling scientists?
