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Launch of NASA Telescope Hailed as Hubble’s Successor Pushed to 2020

The Wire Staff 30/03/2018

The James Webb Space Telescope won't launch before 2020....

A composite image of the Crab Nebula showing the X-ray (blue), and optical (red) images superimposed. The size of the X-ray image is smaller because the higher energy X-ray emitting electrons radiate away their energy more quickly than the lower energy optically emitting electrons as they move. Caption and credit: NASA

X-Ray Camera on ISRO’s Astrosat Makes Strange Pulsar Discovery

Vasudevan Mukunth 07/11/2017

It's sweet to get results that surprise scientists, sweeter...

An artist's concept of what a neutron star collision would look like. Credit: Illustration by Robin Dienel courtesy of the Carnegie Institution for Science

LIGO and Telescopes Spot Spectacular Neutron Star Cataclysm in Record-Breaking Discovery

Sandhya Ramesh 16/10/2017

Two neutron stars collided in space, unleashing a deadly...

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GSLV Gyan: Why Experts Think the Mk III Is a Big Deal for ISRO and India

The Wire Analysis 02/06/2017

It is not often that a single rocket inspires...

This image shows a numerical simulation of a binary black hole merger with masses and spins consistent with the third and most recent LIGO observation. Caption and credit: University of Maryland

India’s Star Rises Higher With LIGO’s Third Gravitational Wave Detection

Vasudevan Mukunth 01/06/2017

Indian physicists verified a century-old prediction and then used...

First-stage integration of the PSLV C34 in progress. Credit: ISRO

Wheat Production Forecasts and More – 20 Points From ISRO’s 2016 Annual Report

The Wire Staff 22/02/2017

During 2016, ISRO signed cooperative agreements with the French,...

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Seven Reasons ISRO’s Latest PSLV Launch Was Signficant

Vasudevan Mukunth 26/09/2016

The largest satellite onboard is the ScatSat-1. It will...