Vasudevan Mukunth

Vasudevan Mukunth is the science editor at The Wire.

Albert Einstein, general theory of relativity, gravitational lensing, Fritz Zwicky, Hubble constant, expansion of the universe, Sjur Refsdal, Orest Chwolson, Arthur Eddington, active galactic nuclei, black hole, Type Ia supernovae, Palomar Transient Factory,

A Non-challenge to the Special Theory of Relativity

Vasudevan Mukunth 12/03/2016

It's impossible to call out all the specious claims...

Equipment surrounding the SuperKEKB installation. Source: KEK

Rivalling LHC’s High Energy, Japanese High Intensity Collider Nears Completion

Vasudevan Mukunth 03/03/2016

The SuperKEKB will produce 50-times more collisions than previous...

Elegant but elusive. Simulation of merging black holes showing gravitational waves. Credit: NASA/ESA/wikimedia

Misplaced Pride on NASA Scholarship for Indian Girl Trips Up National Media

Vasudevan Mukunth 03/03/2016

Widely circulated news reports on March 2 had many Indian...

An aerial view showing the SS-25 wellheads at Aliso Canyon. Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Aliso Canyon Methane Leak Was Worst in Recorded History, Study Finds

Vasudevan Mukunth 01/03/2016

After analysing samples directly obtained from around the leak...

One of the neutrino detectors at Daya Bay. The glass 'bubbles' lining the walls are photomultiplier tubes that will amplify the faint signal registered when a neutrino is detected. Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Evidence for a New ‘Ghost’ Particle Builds to Explain 20-year-old Anomaly

Vasudevan Mukunth 28/02/2016

Many think the sterile neutrino could be behind the...

The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory in Hanford, Washington. Credit: Caltech/MIT/LIGO Lab

Scientists Claim Sensational Detection of Gravitational Waves and Herald New Era in Astronomy

Vasudevan Mukunth 11/02/2016

The LIGO collaboration in the US has claimed it...

NASA's Space Launch System rocket will launch with Orion atop it from Launch Complex 39B at NASA's modernised spaceport at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Caption & credit: NASA

NASA’s Colossal SLS Rocket on Track for 2018 Test, with Tiny Hitchhikers

Vasudevan Mukunth 04/02/2016

A bigger variant will stand at 117 metres and...