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LIGO-India Gets Green Light
02/18/2016

LIGO-India Gets Green Light

Kathy Svitil
The Indian Cabinet has granted in-principle approval to the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory in India (LIGO-India) Project. The project will build an Advanced LIGO Observatory in India, a move that will significantly improve the ability of scientists to pinpoint the sources of gravitational waves and analyze the signals.
A New, Wider Set of Eyes on the Universe
02/18/2016

A New, Wider Set of Eyes on the Universe

NASA is formally starting an astrophysics mission designed to help unlock the secrets of the universe—the Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST).
New Public Stargazing and Lecture Series
02/18/2016

New Public Stargazing and Lecture Series

Kimm Fesenmaier
The events are free and designed to engage the public in astronomy and to give everyone an opportunity to view the night sky through a telescope.
A Brief History of LIGO
02/16/2016

A Brief History of LIGO

Kip Thorne and Rai Weiss
Written by Kip Thorne and Rai Weiss, February 2016
aerial photo of the LIGO facility in Livingston, Lousiana
Hunting for Ephemeral Cosmic Flashes
02/12/2016

Hunting for Ephemeral Cosmic Flashes

Kimm Fesenmaier
The new assistant professor of astronomy discusses her passion for discovering and studying cosmic transients as well as her efforts to follow up on LIGO's detections of gravitational waves.
LIGO has opened a new window on the universe with the observation of gravitational waves from colliding black holes.
02/11/2016

LIGO has opened a new window on the universe with the observation of gravitational waves from colliding black holes.

LIGO has opened a new window on the universe with the observation of gravitational waves from colliding black holes.
artist's conception of the merger of two black holes
LIGO's Beginnings
02/11/2016

LIGO's Beginnings

Douglas Smith
Built to look for gravitational waves, the ripples in the fabric of space itself that were predicted by Einstein in 1915, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) is the most ambitious project ever funded by the National Science Foundation. We talk to two Caltech researchers to learn about how LIGO came to be.
Einstein's Prediction Confirmed by LIGO
02/11/2016

Einstein's Prediction Confirmed by LIGO

Kathy Svitil
LIGO opens a new window on the universe with the observation of gravitational waves from colliding black holes.
Astronomer Receives Instrumentation Award
02/05/2016

Astronomer Receives Instrumentation Award

Lorinda Dajose
Jamie Bock has received the Joseph Weber Award for Astronomical Instrumentation.
Contemplating a Quantum Future
02/04/2016

Contemplating a Quantum Future

Kimm Fesenmaier
The Institute for Quantum Information and Matter hosted an all-day Quantum Summit on January 27, bringing together scientists and engineers to discuss progress in the quantum realm.