{"id":250358,"date":"2023-07-01T20:50:45","date_gmt":"2023-07-01T15:20:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=250358"},"modified":"2023-08-31T14:55:52","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T09:25:52","slug":"sound-of-the-cosmos-indias-telescope-game-can-get-even-better","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/sound-of-the-cosmos-indias-telescope-game-can-get-even-better\/","title":{"rendered":"Sound of the Cosmos \u2013 India\u2019s telescope game can get even better"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Source<\/strong>: The post is based on the article\u00a0<strong>\u201cSound Of The Cosmos \u2013 India\u2019s telescope game can get even better<\/strong>\u201d published in<strong> The Times of India <\/strong>on\u00a0<strong>1<sup>st<\/sup> July 2023<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Syllabus: <\/strong><strong>GS 3 &#8211; Science &amp; Technology \u2013 Space Technologies <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>News<\/strong>: Einstein initially proposed the existence of gravitational waves in 1916 as <strong>an extension of his theory of general relativity.<\/strong> It was in 2015 that America\u2019s LIGO detectors could observe and confirm these.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, an international consortium reported the detection of a captivating &#8220;hum&#8221; sound of gravitational waves reverberating across the universe.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What are gravitational waves?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Gravitational waves can be understood as ripples in the fabric of space and time.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/u-s-trio-wins-physics-nobel-for-gravitational-waves\/\"><strong>Click Here to Read More<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>How was the sound of gravitational waves discovered?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Scientists from seven Indian institutes along with the <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/giant-metrewave-radio-telescopegmrt-and-frbs-pune-telescope-helps-make-major-breakthrough\/\">Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope<\/a> near Pune played key roles in uncovering the new and first evidence for low-frequency gravitational waves permeating the cosmos.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/indias-largest-radio-telescope-plays-vital-role-in-detecting-universes-vibrations\/\"><strong>India\u2019s largest radio telescope plays vital role in detecting universe\u2019s vibrations<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>What efforts have been taken by the government to study gravitational waves?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The Government of India has granted final approvals for LIGO-India, and land acquisition has taken place in Maharashtra for the project.<\/p>\n<p>However, it is crucial to recognize that any such scientific project requires robust and sustained support for research and exploration. Hence, the government should also take these factors into consideration.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Must Read: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/what-is-ligo-india-the-indian-node-in-the-global-network-of-labs-to-probe-the-universe\/#:~:text=of%20gravitational%20waves.-,What%20are%20Gravitational%20Waves%3F,path%20as%20they%20pass%20by.\"><strong>What is LIGO-India, the Indian node in the global network of labs to probe the universe<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: The post is based on the article\u00a0\u201cSound Of The Cosmos \u2013 India\u2019s telescope game can get even better\u201d published in The Times of India on\u00a01st July 2023. Syllabus: GS 3 &#8211; Science &amp; Technology \u2013 Space Technologies News: Einstein initially proposed the existence of gravitational waves in 1916 as an extension of his theory&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/sound-of-the-cosmos-indias-telescope-game-can-get-even-better\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Sound of the Cosmos \u2013 India\u2019s telescope game can get even better<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10320,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230,9],"tags":[216,242,10496],"class_list":["post-250358","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","category-public","tag-gs-paper-3","tag-science-and-technology","tag-times-of-india","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":0,"cached_at":"","cached_date":1704520695},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/250358","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10320"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=250358"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/250358\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=250358"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=250358"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=250358"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}