Laser Eyes on the Universe: Meet LIGO-India!
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Hey there, young scientist! Do you want to know about the latest and greatest project that’s taking the world by storm? Well, hold on tight because we’re going on a space adventure!
Imagine the universe is like a giant ocean, and black holes, supernovae, and neutron stars are the waves that create ripples in space-time. These ripples are called gravitational waves, and they carry important information about our universe.
But wait, it took physicists almost a century to prove Einstein right by observing these waves directly! That’s where the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) comes in. LIGO is like a giant ear that can “listen” to the universe and detect gravitational waves. It’s so important that it even won a Nobel Prize!
Unleashing Cosmos
- Now, India is partnering with the United States National Science Foundation to launch LIGO-India. It is a groundbreaking collaboration that will accelerate discovery and innovation in India and around the world. Can you believe that India is investing $320 million in this project? That’s a lot of money, but it’s worth it because LIGO-India will create new opportunities for students, researchers, and educators. Likewise also create jobs across the technical workforce.
- But here’s the cool thing – LIGO-India won’t just be working alone. It will be joining a global network of other detectors in the United States, Italy, and Japan. This means that LIGO-India will help to unlock some of the universe’s greatest mysteries. And answer some of the most fundamental questions about the cosmos.
- So, are you excited to be part of this amazing journey? By collaborating with other scientists around the world, LIGO-India will provide current and aspiring scientists with a wider window into the universe. Simultaneously inspiring the next generation of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) leaders. The construction of LIGO-India is a major milestone for gravitational wave science and for the universal progress of science that transcends borders.
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.@NSF's two @LIGO observatories detect gravitational waves – faint ripples in the fabric of space-time – from cataclysmic events like the collision of black holes.
LIGO even created "the sound of two black holes colliding." https://t.co/G1J3kVvOPH#BlackHoleWeek
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— National Science Foundation (@NSF) May 3, 2023
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