Gravitational Waves: Biggest Scientific Breakthrough In 100 Years?

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  • Published On: February 12, 2016
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The India link to what has been referred to as one of the most profound discoveries of our times - gravitational waves from two black holes in deep space merging 1.3 billion years ago. Sounds like science fiction, but we'll try and explain why this discovery is our biggest leap perhaps in learning about the creation of the universe. (Video Courtesy: Caltech/MIT/LIGO Laboratory)

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