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India's AstroSat and NASA's Space observatories capture dramatic eruptions from stellar wreckage around a massive black holeIndian and American astronomers have observed a rare event where a massive black hole is tearing apart a star and using the debris to pumme...10 Oct, 2024, 11.20 PM IST- IISc to host the 42nd meeting on astronomy this week in BengaluruThe Indian Institute of Science (IISc) will host the 42nd meeting of the Astronomical Society of India, with scientific discourses on topic...31 Jan, 2024, 01.47 PM IST
- Astronomy based tourism in India: Spreading the love for stargazingSince the observatory is meant for scientific purposes and to help the locals earn an income, Angchuk and his colleagues distributed telesc...17 Dec, 2023, 10.07 AM IST
- Rare Northern lights witnessed in Ladakh; not an 'air glow', confirms Hanle sourcesThe colourful “curtains” of dazzling aurora light are actually billions of charged particles moving into space at ultra-high speeds, some r...07 May, 2023, 12.34 PM IST
- With Joe Biden's win, Thirty Meter Telescope may get Hawaii homeThe TMT project, despite being on high priority of the Barack Obama administration during 2009-17, could not take off during the Donald Tru...08 Nov, 2020, 10.14 AM IST
- ISRO plans to launch India’s second space observatoryThe AstroSat-2 mission, which will help in observing distant celestial bodies, is meant to further the study of astronomy and astrophysics.19 Feb, 2018, 11.42 AM IST
- Another breakthrough: Scientists detect fourth gravitational waveThe LIGO observatories in the US and the Virgo observatory in Europe have observed the gravitational wave signals from yet another merging ...28 Sep, 2017, 10.19 AM IST
- Asia's first public planetarium renovated after 52 yearsKolkata, July 18 (IANS) Asia's first public planetarium, the MP Birla Planetarium here, has been upgraded after 52 years with the latest hy...18 Jul, 2017, 05.22 PM IST
- China to set up world's highest altitude telescopes in TibetThe telescope, located 5,250 meters above sea level, will detect and gather precise data on primordial gravitational waves in the Northern ...07 Jan, 2017, 05.29 PM IST
- Four celestial delights for astronomy lovers in 2017The Superintendent informed that on August 7, a partial Lunar Eclipse will occur and it will be a delight for astronomy lovers in India.30 Dec, 2016, 03.34 PM IST
- Observatory to detect cosmic gravitational waves to come up in MaharashtraAurangabad, Oct 4 (IANS) The Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory (LIGO) -- a giant facility to detect cosmic gravitational ...04 Oct, 2016, 08.25 PM IST
- India-US to sign MoU for building LIGO projectIndia and US will sign a Memorandum of Understanding tomorrow for building a state-of-the-art Laser Interferometer Gravitational - wave Obs...30 Mar, 2016, 11.16 PM IST
- Government gives in-principle approval for LIGO-India projectGovernment gave an "in-principle approval" for establishing a state-of-the-art Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory project.17 Feb, 2016, 05.31 PM IST
- India joins space observatory owners club with copy book launchIndia on Monday joined a select group of nations owning space observatory with the successful launch of ASTROSAT by its rocket.29 Sep, 2015, 02.41 AM IST
- India, four other countries to build world's biggest telescopeThe 30-meter telescope, or TMT, will be established near the summit of the Mauna Kea volcano with a cost of $1.4 billion.06 Oct, 2014, 05.50 PM IST
- China’s astronomical observatory plan in Aksai Chin raises browsChina is pushing Japan & S Korea to establish an astronomical observatory in Aksai Chin, a remote part of J & K that Beijing occupied after...16 Apr, 2012, 12.28 PM IST
- Darker side of light pollutionIndia like other countries world over is falling prey to one of the lesser known, but equally grave, type of pollution caused by none other...20 Sep, 2009, 10.41 PM IST
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