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Thursday, January 29, 2026
TopicAstrophysics

Topic: astrophysics

Jayant Narlikar on a universe with no beginning, why sky is blue & the classic astronomy-astrology mix-up

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.

Indian astrophysics giant Jayant Vishnu Narlikar reshaped our relationship with the sky

He wasn’t just an astrophysicist confined to labs & institutes, his influence extended to formal education system too, as chair of NCERT advisory committee on science & mathematics textbooks.

How Priyamvada Natarajan got more women access to the Hubble telescope

Astrophysicist Priyamvada Natarajan talked about her work in black hole origins, and challenges of being a woman in STEM during her lecture at the India International Centre in Delhi.

200 solar physicists gather in Bengaluru for KSO’s 125th anniversary

The Kodaikanal Solar Observatory (KSO), established in 1899, has made significant contributions to understanding solar phenomena like sunspots, flares, and coronal mass ejections.

Cosmology is at a tipping point–world may be on the verge of discovering new physics

The door is now open to all sorts of ideas that challenge even the most basic tenets of cosmology.

Meet Annapurni Subramaniam, only woman scientist on list of Vigyan Shri awardees for science

The director of Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Subramaniam is renowned for her work in stellar physics & has been involved in instrumentation of both AstroSat and Aditya-L1 missions.

Pune astronomers identify galaxy in Milky Way’s neighbourhood as ‘explosive factory’ of gamma rays

Kathryn’s Wheel was formed due to collision of 2 galaxies, but study published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters notes that star formation alone doesn't explain gamma ray emission.

Meghnad Saha—polymath, politician, pioneer scientist who is called ‘Darwin of astronomy’

Saha opened the scientific community’s eyes to the world of plasma, was the chief architect of river planning in India, and even inspired Harvard to shed conventional wisdom.

Indian students shine at international astronomy olympiad, win gold, silver and bronze

Aarush Mishra, Siddharth Kumar Gopal and Satwik Patnaik secured gold, silver and bronze medals, respectively, at the 2nd IOAA-Jr, an international competition of astronomy & astrophysics.

LIGO-India — how new observatory will use gravitational waves to unlock mysteries of the cosmos

Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory will be built in Maharashtra in partnership with US, at estimated cost of Rs 2,600 crore by 2030. It will be the world’s third LIGO project.

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Why sharp selloff in Japanese bonds has a message for India’s budget

Although its overall GDP will soon be bigger than Japan’s, on a per-capita basis India is still 12 times poorer.

India’s looking at 14 million metric tonnes of e-waste by 2030, recycling can’t keep up—NITI Aayog

Country's used lithium-ion battery problem is also set to grow sharply in next decade. India 3rd largest e-waste producer with 7% global share but currently recycles only about 10% of it.

Indian Army ties up with US drone company that made its name in the Ukraine conflict

Shield AI will provide V-BAT vertical takeoff & landing drones along with licences for software, which will be integrated into aircraft and made available to select Indian partners.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.