LIGO-India: An Advanced Gravitational-Wave Detector

On 6th April, 2023, the Union Cabinet approved the ‘Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory –India’ (LIGO-India) project. Under the project, an advanced gravitational-wave detector will be built in Hingoli district in Maharashtra.

What is LIGO?

  • Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) refers to a highly sensitive scientific instrument that is designed to detect the tiny ripples or distortions in space-time known as gravitational waves.
  • These ripples are caused by the collision of very massive objects such as black holes or neutron stars, and can provide important insights into the nature of the universe.

About LIGO-India Project

  • It will be the third of its ....
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