With about 3.4 times the mass of the Sun, this source is heavier than any previously known neutron star binary, says astrophysicist & LIGO team member Karan Jani.
The solar eclipse will be visible in several countries in Asia, including India, on 26 December. The ring can be seen in Karnataka, Kerala & Tamil Nadu only.
It is imperative to acknowledge contributions from all parts of the world to astronomy, and shed the colonial Eurocentrism deeply entrenched in our education.
Although largely unknown, India has a national calendar that was devised to solve discrepancies of the Gregorian Calendar. And, according to that, we're in 1940.
Israel's response to Iran's retaliatory attack was relatively small and also downplayed by Tehran. But there are factors that could jeopardise this perceived reprieve.
The 125 APAs include 86 Unilateral APAs (UAPAs) and 39 Bilateral APAs (BAPAs). The total number of APAs since the start of the APA programme has risen to 641, with 506 UAPAs and 135 BAPAs.
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