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Sunday, October 12, 2025
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Topic: astronomy

Astronomers observe strongest gamma ray bursts — explosions with more energy than ever

Papers published in Nature Astronomy describes two separate events of gamma ray bursts, with the fastest and most energetic photons ever seen.

First map of Saturn’s largest moon Titan revealed, shows features similar to Earth

The map, published by Nature Astronomy Monday, has six primary features on its surface — plains, labyrinth, hummocky, dunes, craters and lakes.

An asteroid orbiting between Mars and Jupiter could be a new dwarf planet

The asteroid, named Hygiea, is the fourth largest asteroid that likely originated two billion years ago. 

First image of black hole taught us what schools didn’t: Astronomy is more than Europe

It is imperative to acknowledge contributions from all parts of the world to astronomy, and shed the colonial Eurocentrism deeply entrenched in our education.

Are you ready for the 1941 Lok Sabha elections? Yes, you read it right

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.

First moon outside the solar system found. It’s the size of Neptune

The ‘exomoon’ was found orbiting exoplanet Kepler-1625b — around 4,000 light years away from earth — by two Columbia University astronomers.

Jargon-less research is latest ISRO tool to bring the universe to our living rooms

Lack of public outreach and awareness about its work has been an old drawback for ISRO.

It’s all in the stars: Indian astrological texts are full of queer predictions for mortals

In astrological texts spanning over 2,000 years, there are several queer references but none try to offer 'remedies'.

Don’t miss this celestial show tonight: Mars shining bright in the night sky

The planet will be visible from across the country the entire night; the last time it made such an approach was in 2003.

Black hole 26,000 light years from us proves Albert Einstein’s theory right

Stars close to the supermassive black hole were found to be losing energy, a phenomenon predicted by Einstein almost 100 years ago.

On Camera

If fundamental right to property can be taken away, so can all the others: AG Mulgaokar

If this step even partially achieves its desired results, there will be so much dislocation in the country’s economic structure as to prove a national calamity, advocate AG Mulgaokar wrote in 1969.

Niti Aayog recommends fully decriminalising 12 offences under new I-T Act to ‘foster more trust’

Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.

India, UK sign £350 mn deal for Martlet. What are these Lightweight Multirole Missiles

In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.