Chodas added that the actual size of the asteroid, which astronomers are trying to determine with follow-up observations using multiple telescopes, is currently highly uncertain. “If the ...

The observatory, opened in 1968, stands between vast swathes of forestland and habitations on Tiruvannamalai-Tirupattur border. Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi named it after astronomer Vainu Bappu in ...

The telescope was activated remotely on March 31 ... astronomical observatory owned and operated by Indian Institute of Astrophysics. It is located at Kavalur in the Javadi Hills, near Vaniyambadi in ...

The petitioner purchased the plot in his wife's name through a registered sale deed dated Dec 13, 2006, from Chandsab Kavalur. Following his wife's death on Nov 15, 2023, he sought to change the ...

Whenever news of a rare celestial event makes the headlines - be it a passing comet, meteor shower or a parade of planets - it makes one wish for two things: a telescope and a pitch-black garden ...

Dark skies in rural areas offer unmatched visibility, perfect for spotting faint planets. 'A space fight starts this month': NASA's SPHEREx to uncover cosmic secrets James Webb missed 'Earth's ...

Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn are all bright enough to be visible to the naked eye, while Uranus and Neptune require binoculars or a telescope to spot. In January and February ...

Credit: NAOJ The James Webb Space Telescope has provided groundbreaking insights into a new type of exoplanet, fundamentally different from those in our Solar System, by piercing through thick cloud ...

The Subaru Telescope in Hawai‘i is adding a new instrument to its arsenal, one that will observe the cosmos through a compound eye. The compound eye will allow Subaru to observe about 2,400 ...

Scientists used the James Webb Space Telescope to study the unusual star-forming timeline of dwarf galaxy Leo P. Credit: NASA / ESA / CSA / Kristen McQuinn Most small galaxies that stopped making ...

A little-known chapter of the Hubble Space Telescope’s history is a reminder of the risks of looking at the sun If you’ve ever done any public outreach work for astronomy—if you’ve given ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured a mid-infrared picture of Sagittarius A*, filling in a long-standing gap in observations.. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...