Gravitational waves are astronomy's holy grail
Published At: 2013-09-08 15:48 -
AHMEDABAD: India is now set to join a global scientific effort to detect gravitational waves emanating from various sources in the universe. Currently, the US and some European countries are the only nations involved in this enterprise. A project titled, 'Indian Initiative in Gravitational-Wave Observations (IndIGO)', is under consideration for initiation under the current Five-Year Plan.
The Times of India Correction from IndIGO: The proposed gravitational-wave observatory project is called LIGO-India. IndIGO, the umbrella organization, is a consortium of Indian scientists working in the field of gravitational-wave astronomy. |