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The Role of Science Journalism in a World With Preprints

Vasudevan Mukunth 14/08/2018

Attempting to call out science journalists who recognise that...

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Study of Neutron-Star Merger Uncovers New Mystery: The ‘Cocoon’

Vishwam Sankaran 22/12/2017

Astronomers have thought powerful cosmic explosions called short gamma...

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...

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...

Credit: ISRO

Infinite in All Directions: Shock Diamonds, Gorakhpur’s Pestilence, Slow Magnetars

Vasudevan Mukunth 19/09/2016

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