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...
22 Apr, 2026, 02.24 PM 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
‘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...
19 Jan, 2025, 02.41 PM IST
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...
22 May, 2024, 09.26 PM IST
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...
07 Jan, 2023, 09.44 PM IST
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...
10 Nov, 2022, 06.44 PM IST
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...
01 Nov, 2018, 01.20 PM 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
- Scientists create detailed map of the Milky Way
Sydney, Oct 20 (IANS) Scientists have created a detailed map of the Milky Way using two large fully steerable radio telescopes in Germany a...
20 Oct, 2016, 01.25 PM IST
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.
03 Aug, 2015, 12.36 PM IST
Astrophysicists create most comprehensive map of the universeScientists have observed that galaxies move differently because the universe's expansion is not even.
28 Apr, 2015, 02.14 PM IST
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.
25 Mar, 2015, 07.27 PM IST
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.
10 Feb, 2014, 02.01 PM IST
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.
18 Jan, 2014, 09.57 AM IST
- Tamil Nadu engineering colleges ruined tech education: IIT-Kanpur chairman M Anandakrishnan
Anandakrishnan has hit out at TN engineering colleges, saying most of them did not encourage students to go beyond the syllabus and they ru...
20 Sep, 2011, 11.32 AM IST
- Yashpal panel lays out road to reform
HRD minister Kapil Sibal's plans to bring in sweeping reforms will soon be put to test.
24 Jun, 2009, 01.47 AM IST
- Student from Kolhapur wins NASA stipend
The 17-year-old son of a poor Dalit farmer in Maharashtra has been selected by the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) ...
18 May, 2008, 02.12 PM IST