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As India makes its mark on the Moon and is set to get as close as it can to the Sun, the journey to unlock the deep mysteries of space has just begun. At Maharashtra’s Hingoli, an arid stretch of land is set to be the site for one most ambitious science programmes in the world – the LIGO observatory to study gravitational waves.
LIGO-India will significantly enhance scientists' ability to pinpoint the sources of gravitational waves -- ripples in the fabric of space and time -- and answer fundamental questions about the universe, experts say.
The purpose of LIGO detectors, and other gravitational wave (GW) detectors around the world, is to localise the source of gravitational waves.
LIGO-India will significantly enhance scientists' ability to pinpoint the sources of gravitational waves -- ripples in the fabric of
Talking to Free Press Journal, LIGO India spokesperson and researcher at IUCCA Sanjit Mitra said, “It is certainly good news for us. Cabinet had given the nod in principle in 2016 after the gravitational signals were first detected in 2015”.