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IUCAA’s lab developing optical atomic clock to explore fundamentals of science

August 06, 2025 9:31 am

At the PQM lab, a new method for sensing vibrations using optical fibre has also been developed

Why merger of two black holes, 100 times bigger than the Sun, holds significance

July 18, 2025 12:51 pm

The detection of gravitational waves from this event has generated a lot of scientific interest. It has the potential to refine the current understanding of black hole formation, the evolution of stars, and, possibly, the current models of the universe itself.

LIGO-India construction to start in Hingoli this year; expected to be complete by 2030

July 16, 2025 10:34 pm

India is building the third LIGO detector, thus completing the triad with the two existing US-based observatories.

Pune: Fergusson College lecture delves into 'mysterious orgin' of gold

February 24, 2025 11:15 pm

On August 17, 2017, for the first time in human history, Gravitational Waves from the merger of neutron stars were detected

LIGO-India event held to educate Hingoli residents on proposed gravitational wave detector

February 09, 2025 12:32 pm

Telescopes distributed among local schools

Daily Briefing: Legal challenges to 'one nation, one election'; Parliament 'special session' explained; and more

September 02, 2023 7:56 am

In today's edition: Scam 2003 review; ground report from Maharashtra's LIGO observatory; and more

LIGO gravitational wave detector is back, ready to detect more colliding black holes & neutron stars

May 28, 2023 9:29 am

LIGO made history in 2015 when it detected gravitational waves for the first time, and its fourth run, which began yesterday. The observatory is at its most sensitive now.

On National Technology Day, celebrating India’s thriving innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem

May 11, 2023 3:29 pm

From Covid-19 vaccines to cancer treatment, from biotechnology to space exploration, India is now a leading nation in science and technology

National Technology Day: PM to virtually lay LIGO foundation stone today

May 11, 2023 1:55 am

The LIGO facility, which involves the construction of two 4-km long vacuum chambers in L-shape along with other structures, would come up at nearly 600 acres of land in Hingoli district, about 450 km east of Mumbai. The facility is set to become operational by 2030.

A mega-science project bound to put India on the map for cutting-edge research

April 21, 2023 9:13 am

Tarun Souradeep writes: Integrating lasers, optics, vacuum, quantum metrology and control-system technologies, LIGO-India will bring researchers in fundamental and applied sciences together

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