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Why a radio telescope can be built from cardboard and aluminum foil: the metal-lined horn reflects radio waves toward a receiver- Fascinated by the word “biomass,” a seventh-grader in Texas made algae produce 77% more biofuel oils in just five days with a simple vitamin-and-salt experiment
- A Latvian astronomer and his wife drove 190 miles to a secret Soviet ghost town in 1994; found a 600-ton telescope the Russians had poured acid on - adapted the Cold War machine built to spy on the West and listen to the stars
- Shouted ‘Quit India’ as a schoolboy; studied Milky way galaxy through Hindi poem: This Indian scientist, inspired by Gandhi, later built two of the world's most powerful radio telescopesIndependence day 2026: Built two of the world's most powerful radio telescopes with limited resources and designs no one had attempted befo...13 Aug, 2026, 05.48 PM IST
- Top Quote of the Day by Albert Einstein, Nikola Tesla and Richard Feynman: Are we asking the right questions about our world? Life lessons from great scientists on curiosity, creativity, problem-solving, critical thinking, discipline, innovation, personal growth, and how their revolutionary ideas guide modern progressToday's Top Quote of the Day by Albert Einstein, Nikola Tesla and Richard Feynman: Human progress is driven not merely by discovering answe...05 Aug, 2026, 06.41 PM IST
- Nobel Prize winner to Energy and Semiconductor pioneers: Why top scientists left US and UK for China? Check list of key namesNobel laureate Omar Yaghi will lead an AI research center at Tsinghua University. Several prominent scientists are relocating to China for ...13 Jul, 2026, 03.02 PM IST
- A high school senior used NASA Kepler data to uncover where more Earth-like planets may still be hidingA high school student has made a significant discovery using old space data. Ana Humphrey re-examined information from the Kepler Space Tel...20 May, 2026, 04.28 PM IST
- A simple astronomy program led two U.S. high school students to help discover four exoplanetsIn an inspiring display of youthful ingenuity, two American high school students have teamed up to publish a groundbreaking scientific pape...19 May, 2026, 04.11 PM IST
- Can we be a star-maker? Budget 2026’s outlay for telescopes is big deal— it can spur India to be a global astronomy leaderIndia embarks on a journey to expand its celestial horizons through investments in advanced telescopes and observatories. This strategic sh...21 Feb, 2026, 01.15 AM IST
- Indian-origin astronomer wins UK's Royal Astronomical Society Gold MedalIndian-origin astronomer Shrinivas Kulkarni received the Royal Astronomical Society Gold Medal. He is recognized for groundbreaking work in...12 Jan, 2026, 04.24 PM IST
- Kolkata gets its largest handmade telescopeScientists and optical observers in Kolkata have built the largest handmade telescope in the city. The 14.5-inch f/5 Dobsonian telescope wa...05 Apr, 2025, 09.07 PM IST
- School students in India discover 18 new asteroidsOver the last two years, 150 students from all around India participated in this two month long campaign to find asteroids, making this the...28 Feb, 2021, 04.18 PM IST
- 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...08 Dec, 2019, 10.30 AM IST
- Once deemed impossible, IITs and IISc are ushering in changesThere have been significant, unmistakable changes on many fronts. And the results are showing.22 Aug, 2018, 05.42 PM IST
- IIT-Kharagpur rolls out course to connect ancient India to modern sciencesNew course offered by the department of social sciences seeks to find out the contribution by Indian science to the modern sciences, and sh...01 May, 2018, 11.13 AM IST
- Meet the Indian astrophysicists who discovered the Saraswati SuperclusterAmong the major challenges in working in this field in India is the lack of large-scale experimental facilities for scientists.23 Jul, 2017, 12.01 AM IST
- India, US must collaborate more on space research: NASA scientistNew Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) India and the US should collaborate more on space research programmes, a prominent scientist from the US space age...21 Jan, 2017, 07.25 PM IST
- India, US sign MoU for setting up LIGO observatory in IndiaIndia and the US today signed an MoU for establishing Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) in India that will play si...31 Mar, 2016, 10.52 PM IST
- Meteor monitoring network to be set up in Abu DhabiEach station contains two cameras, the first one contains a lens known as 'fish eye' which covers the sky with a wide angle and the second ...11 Nov, 2015, 03.11 PM IST
- AMU VC moots public-private partnership with industryDr Noor Mohammad has mooted a proposal for the University to adopt a system of "public-private partnership" with industry for research proj...21 Mar, 2012, 06.18 PM IST
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