Student Discovers Asteroid

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.

Two students from a school in Lohegaon in Pune have discovered six preliminary asteroids in the Kalam Centre Asteroid Search Campaign organized by Kalam Centre and the International Astronomical Search Collaboration (IASC).

The two Pune students were selected from across the globe and trained to analyze data and spot potential asteroids close to Earth and 27 preliminary asteroids were discovered.

Two new asteroids have been discovered by a team of students from two schools in Delhi as part of a nationwide campaign.

Four school students of Delhi and Gurgaon have discovered two asteroids which will soon be listed in world's official minor body catalogue maintained by International Astronomical Union (IAU), Paris.

A new asteroid has been discovered by two students from a Delhi school and the find has been confirmed by the international space community, an NGO for popularising space said Saturday.

In what is being considered a rare feat by experts, four schoolboys from Delhi have discovered two asteroids.

An engineering student of Karunya University in Coimbatore has discovered an asteroid, along with his Chinese friend.A communication was received by the University from International Asteroid Search Collaboration stating that Atul Felix Payapilly and his friend Zhang from China have discovered the 'Main belt Asteroid 2010 RR52,' during the recently...

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.

Two students from a school in Lohegaon in Pune have discovered six preliminary asteroids in the Kalam Centre Asteroid Search Campaign organized by Kalam Centre and the International Astronomical Search Collaboration (IASC).

The two Pune students were selected from across the globe and trained to analyze data and spot potential asteroids close to Earth and 27 preliminary asteroids were discovered.

Two new asteroids have been discovered by a team of students from two schools in Delhi as part of a nationwide campaign.

Four school students of Delhi and Gurgaon have discovered two asteroids which will soon be listed in world's official minor body catalogue maintained by International Astronomical Union (IAU), Paris.

A new asteroid has been discovered by two students from a Delhi school and the find has been confirmed by the international space community, an NGO for popularising space said Saturday.

In what is being considered a rare feat by experts, four schoolboys from Delhi have discovered two asteroids.

An engineering student of Karunya University in Coimbatore has discovered an asteroid, along with his Chinese friend.A communication was received by the University from International Asteroid Search Collaboration stating that Atul Felix Payapilly and his friend Zhang from China have discovered the 'Main belt Asteroid 2010 RR52,' during the recently...