Astronomers unveil 34 new giant radio sources discovered using GMRTA team led by Indian radio astronomers reported discovering 34 new giant radio sources. The findings, made through the TIFR GMRT Sky Survey...
India's largest radio telescope key to detecting the universe's vibrationsThe findings were published on Thursday by a team of global scientists, including from Indian Pulsar Timing Array (InPTA) which used the Pu...
McGill & IISc astronomers detect radio signal from atomic hydrogen in distant galaxy using GMRTThe astronomical distance over which such a signal has been picked up is the largest so far by a large margin. This is also the first confi...
The uGMRT confirms an unexpected event in millisecond pulsars - the cosmic clocksMillisecond pulsars are exotic objects in the sky and are used in efforts for detecting ultra-low frequency gravitational waves due to thei...
Meet the citizen astronomers who chase starsDespite many hurdles, India has a thriving citizen astronomy community — extremely tech savvy and motivated, says Vishal Upendran, a PhD sc...
Astronomers use the upgraded GMRT to measure the gas mass of galaxies in the distant UniverseThe study resulted in a measurement of the average atomic gas content of star-forming galaxies located 4 billion light years away, when the...
Why moon matters for future interplanetary missionsMoon will likely be the base for future interplanetary missions. A presence there is of strategic importance.
Reaching for stars: India is betting big on mega, multi-country science projects"The big shift is that India is moving from the periphery to the core of such mega global science projects", says RA Mashelkar former direc...
Indian telescope discovers most distant radio galaxy everThe galaxy is perceived as it looked when the universe was only a billion years old, according to the study appearing in the journal Monthl...
Indian scientists build SKA’s ‘nervous system’A team of Indian scientists - led by National Centre for Radio Astrophysics (NCRA) - claims to have finished its part in Phase 1 of the amb...
- Indian telescope measures star in Taurus constellation
Bengaluru, Nov 7 (IANS) India's multi-wavelength space telescope AstroSat had measured the X-ray polarisation of the Crab pulsar (star) in ...
India played a key role in big neutron bashThe detection of gravitational waves has produced a burst of activity around the world have increased investment in gravitational astronomy.
- Telescope in Maharashtra tracks spacecraft's Mars landing
Pune, Oct 20 (IANS) In a major achievement, the Giant Metre-wave Radio Telescope (GMRT) at Khodad detected and tracked the landing of a Eur...
- Telescope in Maharashtra tracks spacecraft's Mars landing
Pune, Oct 20 (IANS) In a major achievement, the Giant Metre-wave Radio Telescope (GMRT) at Khodad in Pune tracked the landing of a European...
- Fate of ESA's Schiaparelli Mars lander unknown
London, Oct 20 (IANS) The fate of European Space Agency's Schiaparelli Mars lander that went silent sometime before it was expected to touc...
With 'Swayam' in orbit, COEP takes a giant leap in space"The cube shaped satellite, which is smallest in the passenger list of 20, weighs less than 1,000 grams and hence, is termed as PICO satell...
Indian astronomers spot rare giant radio galaxyThe newly discovered galaxy known by its scientific name 'J021659-044920' is the newest member of this elite group.