Astronomical Society of India

Remembering Rathnasree Nandivada, Who Brought the Stars To All of Us

Aniket Sule and Niruj Mohan Ramanujam 11/06/2021

She was one of the brightest stars in the...

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Remembering Govind Swarup – Astronomer, Builder, Leader

Rajaram Nityananda 10/09/2020

He is widely regarded as the person responsible for...

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Govind Swarup (1929-2020)

Astronomical Society of India 10/09/2020

A tribute by the Astronomical Society of India.

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Rare ‘Ring of Fire’ Solar Eclipse Over North India on June 21, Summer Solstice

T.V. Venkateswaran 20/06/2020

With timings and viewing tips.

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ISRO’s AstroSat Discovers Ultraviolet Wings on the Butterfly Nebula

Niruj Mohan Ramanujam 30/10/2018

Scientists used the Ultra-Violet Imaging Telescope on board AstroSat...

Instruments of the ASTROSAT being inspected at the ISRO Satellite Centre. Credit: ISRO

A New Effort to Bring Astronomy and People Closer

Sunderarajan Padmanabhan 29/09/2018

Astronomers have been using Astrosat's instruments to study diverse...

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Want to Track ‘Zero Shadow Days’? There’s (Now) an App for That

Niruj Mohan Ramanujam 27/04/2018

The ZSD app aims to promote school students to...