India has approved the construction of LIGO-India, a gravitational-wave observatory that will join a global network, enhancing the ability to pinpoint sources of gravitational waves and answer fundamental questions about the universe. The Indian government has granted the final approvals necessary
in Japan. With its advanced gravitational-wave-sensing technology, LIGO-India will greatly improve the ability of scientists to pinpoint the sky locations of the sources of gravitational waves. Because of its location on Earth with respect to LIGO, Virgo, and KAGRA, it will also fill in blind spots in the current gravitational-wave network.
“I am very pleased to learn of the Indian Cabinet’s approval of construction funding for a gravitational-wave observatory there,” says NSF director Sethuraman Panchanathan. “Partnering with like-minded nations like India who share our values and aspirations will not only make possible fantastic discoveries but, more importantly, energize talent and unleash innovation everywhere.
Since that event, one more collision involving neutron stars was confidently detected by the LIGO-Virgo network, although it was not seen with light-based telescopes. With LIGO-India’s eyes on the sky, spotting these so-called multi-messenger events should become an easier task.
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