Rohan Naidu is an assistant professor of astronomy at the University of Hawaii, and one of the lead researchers behind the discovery of a new astronomical object — the black hole star.
The cosmic events that created the sun also created ancient meteors. But until recently, scientists were puzzled why the sun had far less silver than them.
The findings were published on 14 July in the Astrophysical Journal Letters, led by an international team of researchers at the Université de Montréal.
The study was published in Astronomy & Astrophysics in June by a researcher who has been working on ways to reduce the impact of satellites on astronomy.
The findings, which imply that molten planets may be quite common, suggest astronomers may need to be more cautious about designating exoplanets as potentially habitable.
Like the Pune scientists’ discovery, Alaknanda, if more galaxies show up in the JWST data, scientists may have to rethink how the early universe evolved.
Indian Knowledge Systems division calls students & firms to recreate astronomical instruments mentioned in classical Sanskrit texts. Selected instruments could be showcased to startups.
No direct observations of any star exceed the Chandrasekhar limit. The theoretical physicist's calculations have helped so far to understand supernovas, neutron stars, and black holes.
In a 2015 'Walk the Talk' with Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta, the legendary astrophysicist who died Tuesday explained his thoughts on Big Bang & how curiosity keeps a scientist young.
A champion of cross-border diplomacy, the former Army Chief brought together Indian and Pakistani military leaders to celebrate their shared alma mater.
India’s transmission system failed to absorb more than 8 billion kilowatt-hours of power in April to June, when 63 billion actually reached the system.
Maritime security agreement opens avenues for joint development of naval ships and design, greater use of Indian shipbuilding and repair facilities by Japan.
Forty years ago this week, ‘Khalistan Commando Force’ assassins were closing in on Gen Vaidya. So callous was the security of the just-retired Army chief that he was given a solitary police gunman
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