Govind Swarup

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S.C. Tapde: Of Antennae, Telescopes and an Engineer for All Seasons

Rajaram Nityananda 17/04/2021

The world should know more of Tapde – and...

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Fewer Stars Are Being Born Today Than Before. A Pune Telescope Might Know Why.

Joel P. Joseph 06/11/2020

Star-forming activity in the universe peaked 8-10 billion years...

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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.

Palomar Transient Factory, Zwicky Transient Facility, small telescopes, Vera Rubin Observatory, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Shrinivas Kulkarni, SpaceX Starlink, astronomical twilight, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, dark energy, Hubble constant, redshift, Doppler effect, charge-coupled devices, Type Ia supernovae, supernova, neutron stars, pulsars, millisecond pulsars, Alex Filippenko, Ooty radio telescope, Govind Swarup, IIT Delhi, Caltech Optical Observatory, Donald Backer,

Interview: Shrinivas Kulkarni, Finder of a Thousand Exploding Stars

Jatan Mehta 25/01/2020

An interview with the creator of the Palomar Transient...