India approves LIGO-India proposal to study gravitational waves

engineering careers  India approves LIGO-India proposal to study gravitational waves

Following the historic detection of gravitational waves earlier this month, India’s government has indicated its initial approval to build its own gravitational wave detector, LIGO-India. This detector would complement the two already built in the US, allowing scientists to triangulate the sources of these ripples in space and time. Glasgow University’s Sheila Rowan, a member of the international LIGO team, said: “We’re absolutely delighted to see that the funding for LIGO-India looks like it might come about.”