Astrophysics

LIGO-India like new observatory will use gravitational waves to unravel the mysteries of the cosmos

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LIGO-India like new observatory will use gravitational waves to unravel the mysteries of the cosmos

The LIGO observatory in India will be built in the Hingoli district of Maharashtras, near the city of Aundha. The government has acquired 174 acres of land to set up the observatory, which is expected to be operational by 2030. This will be the third LIGO site in the world. The first two are both … Read more

Webb spots most distant active supermassive black hole | Digital Trends

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In addition to observing specific objects such as galaxies and distant planets here in our solar system, the James Webb Space Telescope is also used to perform large-scale surveys of parts of the sky. These surveys look at large swathes of the sky to identify important targets such as very distant and very ancient galaxies, … Read more