US-based astronomer Shrinivas Kulkarni has received the Royal Astronomical Society’s Gold Medal for his groundbreaking work ...

Indian astronomers discover 'Alaknanda', an ancient spiral galaxy, using the James Webb Space Telescope, challenging current galaxy formation models.

This highest honour from the 200-year-old organisation points to Kulkarni's transformative impact on observing fleeting ...

ISF 2026 is expected to draw participation from over 25,000 students, 1,000 professors and 5,000 professionals from across ...

India's space telescope AstroSat may have captured images of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS days before NASA's official announcement, a claim now stirring global debate over data-sharing and ...

Indian-origin astrophysicist Shri Kulkarni has received the Royal Astronomical Society's Gold Medal, its highest honour, for ...

Researchers from the University of Leicester have been involved in the development of the first ever Indian satellite dedicated to astronomical observations, including of black holes, which will be ...

Lalit Mengi lkmengi@rediffmail.com India had blazed a trail across the world, in the millennium and a half from 250 BC to ...

Foreword; Preface; Contents; Chapter-1; The Origins of Astronomy; Human Experience of the Sky; Figures in the Sky: The Constellations; The Ancients' Astronomy; Chapter-2; The Babylonians; The ...