Topic: astrophysics
In Venus’ clouds, scientists find gas that suggests life, but say it’s hint, not evidence
The researchers behind the finding, from US, UK and Japan, claim to have detected the gas phosphine in Venus atmosphere. The study has been published in Nature Astronomy.
Astrophysicists spot biggest black hole collision so far, and a mystery begins to unfurl
The black hole collision was observed by the LIGO and Virgo collaborations, which involve nearly 1,000 scientists working around the globe.
Scientists discover familiar gas molecule on newly-named interstellar comet 2I/Borisov
The discovery of gas molecules suggests the possibility of directly observing and understanding what objects from other star systems are made of.
The world gets its first look at a black hole. Here’s how we got there
The black hole is located at the centre of the Messier 87 galaxy. It is 6.6 billion times the mass of the sun, and is located 53.5 million light years away.
In a first, scientists photograph how a (dead) star is born
Scientists may have just captured the birth of the objects left behind when a star explodes.
There was no limit to Nobel Prize winning astrophysicist S Chandrasekhar’s genius
Chandrasekhar's work on stars and black holes yielded several honours but he struggled with opposition from senior scientists to 'Chandrasekhar limit'.
Pune telescope hailed for discovering one of farthest known galaxies
The Giant Metre-wave Radio Telescope has singularly detected several record-breaking objects.
Look up to see celestial fireworks tonight, Persied meteor shower set to peak
One of the three strongest meteor showers, Perseids will be visible all over India and seen throughout the night.
Social distancing or herd immunity? A combination of both needed to contain Covid
The US desperately needs a solid strategy unlike what the Trump administration has in place — doing almost nothing and telling people the disease will go away.
India at the doorstep of economic revival, says RBI governor Shaktikanta Das
Speaking at a book launch, Das said India followed the fiscal expansion path to deal with Covid-related challenges and govt will have to spell out a fiscal roadmap post-Covid.
Defence
Navy to commission INS Kavaratti, an indigenously-built warfare stealth corvette tomorrow
Like its predecessors, the new corvette does not have air defence systems than the close-in weapons deployed on board and the Navy is looking at getting new Short Range Air Defence System.
NDA is sacrificial horse as Modi-Shah complete their Ashwamedha & redefine Indian politics
You like Modi-Shah’s new plan, good for you. If you don’t, you will need more than viral tweets to challenge this Ashwamedha.