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Word of the Day: OpsimathWord of the Day: As more adults reinvent themselves both professionally and creatively, words like “opsimath” may gradually find a wider pl...- Why travellers are turning to the zodiac for vacation planningPeople are increasingly using astrocartography to guide major life choices. This practice, which maps planetary influences on locations, he...
- Atacama’s pristine skies face light pollution risks despite cancellation of nearby energy projectChile's Atacama Desert, a prime spot for stargazing, faces ongoing threats to its clear night skies. A proposed energy project near a major...
- NASA unveils new space telescope to give 'atlas of the universe'NASA has revealed the Roman space telescope. This new instrument will search the universe for planets beyond our solar system. It will also...
- 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...
- ‘Space exploration is like going to Olympics’: Shrinivas KulkarniShrinivas Kulkarni, Shaw Prize winner and a professor at Caltech, talks on the importance of thorough analysis and strategic choices in Ind...
- Caltech professor Shrinivas R Kulkarni bags Shaw Prize for his work in astronomyKulkarni is the younger brother of well-known writer and Rajya Sabha member Sudha Murty, and hails from Karnataka. He was born in Kurundwad...
- Infosys Science Foundation honours six researchers with awardsThe winners came from diverse fields such as areas of accessible healthcare and diagnostics, inclusive economic and social policy design, a...
- Professor Somak Raychaudhury appointed Vice-Chancellor of Ashoka UniversityPramath Raj Sinha, Chairman, Board of Trustees, said “Professor Raychaudhury brings stellar academic stature and strong administrative expe...
- Indian, US satellites find black hole that spins near maximum possible ratesRelatively smaller black holes are exotic end states of massive stellar cores, said astronomers led by the Tata Institute of Fundamental Re...
- 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.
- Scientists create detailed map of the Milky WaySydney, Oct 20 (IANS) Scientists have created a detailed map of the Milky Way using two large fully steerable radio telescopes in Germany a...
- All you need to know about the blue moonTonight, July 31, skywatchers will be treated to a blue moon. Does this mean the Moon will actually look blue? Unfortunately, no.
- Astrophysicists create most comprehensive map of the universeScientists have observed that galaxies move differently because the universe's expansion is not even.
- Huge asteroid to zoom past Earth at 37,000 kphAny impact would trigger devastating changes in the climate, earthquakes and tsunamis leading to the eradication of entire communities.
- Over 10,000 people sign up for online Peter Higgs courseThe free seven-week course, titled 'The Discovery of the Higgs boson', is being run by the University of Edinburgh in UK.
- Indian-American wins top US teaching awardIndo-American Meera Chandrasekhar has been named as the recipient of the 2014 Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching.
- Tamil Nadu engineering colleges ruined tech education: IIT-Kanpur chairman M AnandakrishnanAnandakrishnan has hit out at TN engineering colleges, saying most of them did not encourage students to go beyond the syllabus and they ru...
- Yashpal panel lays out road to reformHRD minister Kapil Sibal's plans to bring in sweeping reforms will soon be put to test.
- Student from Kolhapur wins NASA stipendThe 17-year-old son of a poor Dalit farmer in Maharashtra has been selected by the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) ...
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