ASTROSAT

Statues at the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics. Credit: IUCAA

Interview: LIGO’s Role in Founding a New Ethic Among Indian Scientists

Scharada Dubey 11/09/2016

Tarun Souradeep on the LIGO India collaboration, and whether...

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LIGO Detects Second Black Hole Merger, Sets Gravitational Wave Astronomy on Its Way

Vasudevan Mukunth 15/06/2016

The Indian members of the scientific collaboration were instrumental...

In the constellation Cassiopeia, 7,100 lightyears away, a start 45-times as heavy as our Sun is blowing out superhot winds of gas travelling at 6.4 million km/hr. These winds push against the much cooler blanket of interstellar gas, bunching them up along the surface of a giant bubble over seven lightyears across. Credit: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)

10 Iconic Images to Recall 26 Years of the Hubble Space Telescope

Vasudevan Mukunth 24/04/2016

Because of the popularity of its images, Hubble will...

The Devasthal optical telescope's supporting structure, which also hosts three detectors, under a protective dome. Credit: IIST

‘World Class’ Optical Telescope, and India’s Largest, to Be Activated near Nainital

Vasudevan Mukunth 30/03/2016

The instrument is part of a widening foray into...

An artist's conception of Hitomi in space. Source: JAXA

Japan’s New Astronomy Satellite Goes Silent

The Wire Staff 28/03/2016

Some believe a minor gas leak or explosion on...

A Swift Observatory image of the luminous afterglow of Gamma Ray Burst GRB 080319B in X-rays (left) and Optical/Ultraviolet (right). Caption and image credit: Wikimedia Commons

ISRO Scores Big With This ASTROSAT Instrument

Vasudevan Mukunth 21/11/2015

Soon after it came online, the Cadmium-Zinc-Telluride Imager was...

Hoisting of the PSLV C-30 second stage during vehicle integration. Source: ISRO

PSLV Lifts Off With India’s First Astronomical Satellite

Vasudevan Mukunth 28/09/2015

ASTROSAT will study sources of high-energy UV and X-radiation...