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Here’s why the winter solstice is significant in cultures across the world
If you’ve already spend hours shoveling snow this year, you may be dismayed to realize that technically, it’s not yet winter. According to the astronomical definition, the season will officially begin in the Northern…
India To Help Build World’s Largest Thirty-Metre Telescope
Representational Image (tmt.org)We all thought that humanity peaked when we sent the billion-dollar James Webb Space Telescope into space — with our belief only solidifying when the much-vaunted telescope began sending the crispest, most…
UArizona tops national list in astronomy, astrophysics research
TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — A new ranking from the National Science Foundation (NSF) places the University of Arizona at the top of the list for fiscal year 2021 research activity, and in the number one spot in astronomy and astrophysics…
Canatu, ESA To Develop Fully CNT-based Optical Filter
Canatu and the European Space Agency (ESA) have signed a contract to develop an optical blocking filter using a unique carbon nanotube (CNT)-based support structure and investigate its applicability for the ATHENA (Advanced Telescope for…
Starwatch: Mercury and Venus return for a twilight show | Astronomy
Starwatch chartThere’s a challenging but beautiful sight awaiting keen-eyed stargazers this week. Mercury and Venus have returned to the evening sky and are nestled together in the sunset twilight.The chart shows the view looking…
Solar eclipse, meteor showers, planets coming to sky near you in 2023
2022 was a memorable year in astronomy. The James Webb Telescope started beaming back stellar images from around the universe, two lunar eclipses graced the nighttime skies, and Mars was back – big, bright and shining like an orange…
Ludhiana Municipal Corporation to offer govt school students free tour of Nehru
To educate students about astronomy and increase footfall at Nehru Planetarium near Rose Garden, Ludhiana Municipal Corporation has joined hands with the education department for providing free tours to the planetarium for government…
Know Your City | Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium: More than just a stargazers’ paradise in
The city of Bengaluru has had a long association with astronomy and the study of the universe. Several scientific institutions in the city – the Indian Institute of Science, the Raman Research Institute, the Indian Space Research…