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Monday, August 11, 2025
TopicAstroSat

Topic: AstroSat

Through Indian telescope, astronomers spot mysterious birth of stars in distant dwarf galaxies

AstroSat observations give insight into how dwarf galaxies evolved but raise questions on how stars form in their outer regions. Findings of team from India, US & France published in Nature.

India’s AstroSat telescope discovers one of the earliest galaxies to have formed

Located 9.3 billion light years away, the galaxy is the first to have been observed in the extreme UV environment and it offers insights into the conditions of the early universe.

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.

On Camera

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

Legacy of Air Chief Marshal LM Katre, the man who flew Spitfires & ushered IAF into a modern era

ACM Katre was 2nd IAF chief to die in harness. It was at a memorial lecture in his honour where IAF chief AP Singh revealed that India shot down 6 Pakistani aircraft in Op Sindoor.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.