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Indian Scientists Discover A Massive Exoplanet That is Five Times Larger Than Earth
Indian scientists have identified a new exoplanet named TOI-6651b, which is five times larger than Earth and has a mass around 60 times greater. Located in the Neptunian desert, it orbits a Sun-like star every 5.06 days. The planet's composition suggests unique evolutionary processes, providing valuable insights into how such dense exoplanets form ...
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COVID-19 Lockdown Caused Moon’s Temperature to Drop by 8-10 Kelvin, Reveals Indian Study
Indian scientists found that during the COVID-19 lockdown of 2020, lunar temperatures dropped by 8-10 Kelvin. The study, published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters, analysed data from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, comparing six sites on the Moon’s surface between 2017 and 2023. The temperature drop is lin...
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Indian Astronomers Discover 34 New Enormous Cosmic Radio Sources
The GMRT, located near Pune, India, played a crucial role in this discovery. This powerful telescope surveyed the radio sky at a low frequency, making it ideal for detecting these faint, distant objects.
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India's Fully Robotic Telescope In Ladakh Captures Building-Sized Asteroid's Closest Approach To Earth
The GROWTH-India telescope at the Indian Astronomical Observatory in Ladakh recently captured a building-sized asteroid on its approach to Earth.
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Spectacular Saturn Lunar Eclipse To Grace Indian Skies
Visible in India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, China, and Japan, this celestial occurrence can be observed with the naked eye, offering a unique opportunity to witness a remarkable alignment in our solar system.
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"Matter Of Time": KKR Coach's Massive Verdict On Mitchell Starc's IPL Form
Mitchell Starc has not lived up to his astronomical price tag so far in the IPL but Kolkata Knight Riders bowling coach Bharat Arun backed the Australia left-arm pacer.
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Discussions Are On For Further Moon-Landing Missions, Says ISRO Chairman
ISRO is almost ready with XPoSat (X-ray Polarimeter Satellite), the country's first dedicated polarimetry mission to study various dynamics of bright astronomical X-ray sources in extreme conditions, Chairman Somanath S said today.
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Watch: Aurora Dazzles Ladakh Skies As Geomagnetic Storm Hits Earth
A 360-degree camera set up at the Indian Astronomical Observatory (IAO) in Ladakh Hanle captured the beautiful light show.
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Distant Dwarf Galaxy Formation Spotted by Research Team With Indian Scholar
A research team including astronomers from the US, India and France have studied the formation of new stars beyond the visible boundaries. The team is yet to understand how the dwarf galaxies of the past have evolved into the ones in the present day. The team includes Indian scholar Anshuman Borgohain from Tezpur University.
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Indian Astronomers Discover New Galaxy With "Ghost-Like" Appearance
The galaxy was spotted by a team of astronomers from the Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bengaluru, working along with researchers from France.
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Using AstroSat, Astronomers From India Reveal Features of X-Ray Binary System in Space
Indian astronomers have observed an X-ray binary system in space, known as GRS 1915+105, using the AstroSat, the first dedicated Indian astronomy mission.
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Indian Astronomers On Team Which Spotted Shortest Gamma-Ray Bursts From Dying Star
A group of astronomers, including from India, has detected a very short, powerful burst of high-energy radiation that lasted for about a second and had been racing towards the earth for nearly half the present age of the universe.
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Indian Astronomers Trace Rare Supernova Explosion To Hottest Set Of Stars
Indian astronomershave tracked a rare supernova explosion and traced it to one of the hottest kind of stars. Called Wolf-Rayet stars or WR stars, they are highly luminous objects a thousand times that of the Sun.
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School Students In India Discover 18 New Asteroids
The International Astronomical Union (IAU), an organisation which assigns official names and designations to celestial bodies, has recently confirmed the discovery of 18 new asteroids by Indian students as part of a global science programme.
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This Large Exoplanet Could Have Right Conditions For Life
Research led by an Indian-origin astronomer has found an exoplanet more than twice the size of Earth that could have the right conditions to sustain alien life.
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Indian Scientists Discover A Massive Exoplanet That is Five Times Larger Than Earth
Indian scientists have identified a new exoplanet named TOI-6651b, which is five times larger than Earth and has a mass around 60 times greater. Located in the Neptunian desert, it orbits a Sun-like star every 5.06 days. The planet's composition suggests unique evolutionary processes, providing valuable insights into how such dense exoplanets form ...
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COVID-19 Lockdown Caused Moon’s Temperature to Drop by 8-10 Kelvin, Reveals Indian Study
Indian scientists found that during the COVID-19 lockdown of 2020, lunar temperatures dropped by 8-10 Kelvin. The study, published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters, analysed data from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, comparing six sites on the Moon’s surface between 2017 and 2023. The temperature drop is lin...
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Indian Astronomers Discover 34 New Enormous Cosmic Radio Sources
The GMRT, located near Pune, India, played a crucial role in this discovery. This powerful telescope surveyed the radio sky at a low frequency, making it ideal for detecting these faint, distant objects.
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India's Fully Robotic Telescope In Ladakh Captures Building-Sized Asteroid's Closest Approach To Earth
The GROWTH-India telescope at the Indian Astronomical Observatory in Ladakh recently captured a building-sized asteroid on its approach to Earth.
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Spectacular Saturn Lunar Eclipse To Grace Indian Skies
Visible in India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, China, and Japan, this celestial occurrence can be observed with the naked eye, offering a unique opportunity to witness a remarkable alignment in our solar system.
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"Matter Of Time": KKR Coach's Massive Verdict On Mitchell Starc's IPL Form
Mitchell Starc has not lived up to his astronomical price tag so far in the IPL but Kolkata Knight Riders bowling coach Bharat Arun backed the Australia left-arm pacer.
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Discussions Are On For Further Moon-Landing Missions, Says ISRO Chairman
ISRO is almost ready with XPoSat (X-ray Polarimeter Satellite), the country's first dedicated polarimetry mission to study various dynamics of bright astronomical X-ray sources in extreme conditions, Chairman Somanath S said today.
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Watch: Aurora Dazzles Ladakh Skies As Geomagnetic Storm Hits Earth
A 360-degree camera set up at the Indian Astronomical Observatory (IAO) in Ladakh Hanle captured the beautiful light show.
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Distant Dwarf Galaxy Formation Spotted by Research Team With Indian Scholar
A research team including astronomers from the US, India and France have studied the formation of new stars beyond the visible boundaries. The team is yet to understand how the dwarf galaxies of the past have evolved into the ones in the present day. The team includes Indian scholar Anshuman Borgohain from Tezpur University.
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Indian Astronomers Discover New Galaxy With "Ghost-Like" Appearance
The galaxy was spotted by a team of astronomers from the Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bengaluru, working along with researchers from France.
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Using AstroSat, Astronomers From India Reveal Features of X-Ray Binary System in Space
Indian astronomers have observed an X-ray binary system in space, known as GRS 1915+105, using the AstroSat, the first dedicated Indian astronomy mission.
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Indian Astronomers On Team Which Spotted Shortest Gamma-Ray Bursts From Dying Star
A group of astronomers, including from India, has detected a very short, powerful burst of high-energy radiation that lasted for about a second and had been racing towards the earth for nearly half the present age of the universe.
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Indian Astronomers Trace Rare Supernova Explosion To Hottest Set Of Stars
Indian astronomershave tracked a rare supernova explosion and traced it to one of the hottest kind of stars. Called Wolf-Rayet stars or WR stars, they are highly luminous objects a thousand times that of the Sun.
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School Students In India Discover 18 New Asteroids
The International Astronomical Union (IAU), an organisation which assigns official names and designations to celestial bodies, has recently confirmed the discovery of 18 new asteroids by Indian students as part of a global science programme.
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This Large Exoplanet Could Have Right Conditions For Life
Research led by an Indian-origin astronomer has found an exoplanet more than twice the size of Earth that could have the right conditions to sustain alien life.
