http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2...09/2462546.htm
Astronomy boffins from two Australian universities are part of a revolutionary global effort to unlock the secrets of gravitational waves, which could provide a glimpse into the origins of the universe.
The University of Adelaide and the Australian National University (ANU) will take part in a $US200 million project to observe ripples in the curvature of space-time caused by gravity waves.
There is $2.4 million behind the Australian part of the project, in which Australian scientists will be responsible for building parts that will be used to assemble two advanced laser interferometer gravitational-wave observatories (LIGOs) in the United States...