space hard MCQ

Gravitational waves were first directly detected by LIGO in which year?

  1. 2013
  2. 2015
  3. 2017
  4. 2019

Answer: 2015

LIGO made the first direct detection of gravitational waves (GW150914) on September 14, 2015, from merging black holes, confirming Einstein's prediction.

Topic Astronomy - Black Holes
Exam Relevance UPSC Prelims, General Science