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Nov 19, 2017
Scientists detect gravitational waves from a collision of the lightest binary black hole pair observed by LIGO so far
The waves were produced by the merger of black holes seven and 12 times the mass of the Sun. -
Oct 18, 2017
Detection of colliding neutron stars is just the beginning of a new era of gravitational wave astronomy
The new observations confirm that at least some short gamma-ray bursts are generated by the merging of neutron stars. -
Oct 18, 2017
More than 40 scientists from 13 Indian institutions played a role in the observation of gravitational waves from colliding neutron stars
The Indian scientists were part of the team of 1,200 scientists from 100 institutions worldwide. -
Oct 17, 2017
The Indian assets that contibuted to the scientific understanding of the neutron star collision observed by LIGO
The HCT in Ladakh, the GMRT in Pune and the AstroSat, India's first dedicated space observatory launched by ISRO two years ago all played a role. -
Oct 17, 2017
LIGO's detection of neutron star collision was followed up with observations by dozens of NASA's astronomical instruments
NASA's Fermi gamma ray telescope, Swift, Hubble, Chandra X ray telescope, Spitzer and several ground based observatories captured the event. -
Oct 16, 2017
Scientists announce first direct observation of gravitational waves from the merger of two neutron stars
Near-simultaneous detection of the gravitational waves and gamma rays indicate that gravitational waves travel at the speed of light. -
Oct 16, 2017
LIGO-Virgo detects colliding neutron stars for first time: We are entering new era in observational astronomy, says A Gopakumar
LIGO and Virgo interferometer on Monday announced the first ever detection of gravitational waves from a pair of colliding neutron stars. -
Oct 04, 2017
LIGO and Virgo gravitational wave detectors can also be used to unlock the secrets of dark matter
Calculations show that certain types of dark matter could form giant clouds around astrophysical black holes. -
Oct 04, 2017
Nobel Prize 2017 for Physics awarded to three US scientists for the detection of gravitational waves
Three US scientists won the 2017 Nobel prize for physics on Tuesday for opening up a new era of astronomy by detecting gravitational waves -
Sep 28, 2017
For the first time, gravitational waves from a distant black hole merger observed by Virgo and both LIGO detectors
The transient gravitational-wave signal was produced by the collision of two stellar mass black holes, researchers said.
