Gravitational Waves
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Astronomers track mysterious interstellar object 3I/ATLAS after sudden speed boost and colour change
Science | Nov 10, 2025, 05:21 PM ISTNASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) will continue to track 3I/ATLAS as it moves toward Jupiter by March 2026. Scientists hope that upcoming observations will help determine whether its strange behaviour is natural or something more mysterious.
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Singapore Airlines horror: How gravitational force, autopilot create massive turbulence I INSIGHTS
World | May 29, 2024, 09:01 PM ISTPreliminary findings released on Wednesday of an investigation into a Singapore Airlines flight hit by severe turbulence last week showed that a rapid change in gravitational force and a 54-metre altitude drop caused injuries.
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Scientists detect four new gravitational waves from separate black hole mergers
Dec 04, 2018, 12:03 PM ISTGW170814 was the first binary black hole merger measured by the three-detector network and allowed for the first tests of gravitational-wave polarization.
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China plans launch of first satellite for space-based gravitational wave detection
Oct 14, 2018, 06:14 PM ISTThe detection will be based on high-precision laser interferometry technology to measure the changes of the distances and locations of the three satellites.
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Scientists coin new approach to aid quest of elusive dark matter
Oct 08, 2018, 02:43 PM ISTOver the past three decades, the search for dark matter has focussed mostly on a class of particle candidates known as weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs).
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Scientists detect fourth gravitational wave from black hole collision 1.8 billion light-years away
Sep 28, 2017, 11:45 AM ISTScientists announced on Wednesday that they have detected a fourth gravitational wave signal coming from the merger of two black holes
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Neutron stars may generate gravitational waves continuously, say Indian scientists
World | Dec 15, 2016, 11:19 PM ISTIndian scientists have called for careful observations to detect gravitational waves as many fast spinning dense neutron stars generate gravitational waves continuously. Neutron stars are the densest observable objects in the universe, with a fistful
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Observatory to study gravitational waves to come up in Maharashtra
India | Oct 05, 2016, 11:41 PM ISTIn efforts to study the cosmic gravitational waves, Maharashtra, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday announced the Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory (LIGO) which will come up in Hingoli district. The LIGO — part of
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Government mulling LIGO project to study gravitational waves
India | May 08, 2016, 12:27 PM ISTNew Delhi: The government is mulling setting up a LIGO project to study the gravitational waves either in Rajasthan or Maharashtra. "Deliberations are on to select a site. We have shortlisted a place near
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Gravitational waves: Questions remain but don't detract from monumnetal discovery
World | Feb 13, 2016, 12:01 PM ISTThe maiden direct detection of gravitational waves (GW160914), announced on February 11, the culmination of intense worldwide scientific efforts spanning almost four decades, is one of the greatest scientific discoveries of all times. In particular,
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Outcast black holes living on edge of Milky Way
World | Mar 31, 2013, 05:21 PM ISTLondon, Mar 31: As many as 2,000 black holes kicked away from their homes are now living on the outskirts of our Milky Way galaxy, according to a new study.Researchers from the University of California,