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Astronomers May Not Like It but Astronomy and Colonialism Have a Shared History

Nithyanand Rao 02/02/2020

Casting Native Hawai'ians' opposition to the Thirty Meter Telescope...

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India Wants Thirty-Metre Telescope Shifted Out of Hawaii

The Wire Staff 22/01/2020

India has committed 10% of the project's resources, a...

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Why Astronomers Are Up in Arms Against SpaceX’s Starlink Satellites

Abhijeet Borkar 14/06/2019

A thousand-dozen satellites would outnumber stars visible to the...

Officials inspecting the surroundings of Ambarappa Hill, which has been earmarked as the site of the INO. Credit: INO/TIFR

Why Indian Science Projects Must Plan for Cultural Conversations, Too

Vasudevan Mukunth 18/05/2015

With the Neutrino Observatory in Tamil Nadu running into...