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Rare Blood-Red Aurora Lights Up Ladakh Sky After Powerful Solar Storm Strikes Earth
A powerful geomagnetic storm triggered by a fast coronal mass ejection from the Sun produced rare red aurora over Hanle, Ladakh, on January 1920, captured by the Indian Astronomical Observatory.
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"Just Face It": Woman Scientist's Mantra For Students Who Have Math Phobia
"Just face it... face your fears" - invaluable advice from Annapurni Subramaniam, an astronomer and the Director of the Indian Institute of Astrophysics, and Science Icon Of The Year at NDTV's Indian Of The Year awards.
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Aditya-L1 Solar Mission Reveals First Significant Findings on Solar Eruptions
The Aditya-L1 mission, India's first solar observation project, has achieved a significant breakthrough with the Visible Emission Line Coronagraph (VELC) reporting its first major findings. Scientists from the Indian Institute of Astrophysics successfully observed the onset of a Coronal Mass Ejection (CME), marking an important milestone in solar r...
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To Better Understand Why Sun Gets Angry, India To Build Massive Solar Telescope In Ladakh
The Sun is the harbinger of life on Earth, but we understand so little of our nearest star. The Sun occasionally gets very angry; it then unleashes massive solar storms that take down or burn satellites and electronic equipment on Earth.
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Indian Scientists Find Dwarf Galaxy Radio Jet Interacting With Interstellar Gas
Scientists at the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), an autonomous institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), have discovered interaction between a radio jet from a dwarf galaxy and interstellar gas causing shock waves.
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Rare Red Aurora Spotted In Ladakh Skies As Geomagnetic Storm Hits Earth
The Hanle and Merak observatories in Ladakh, which capture pictures of the night sky, recently spotted an unexpected yet stunning celestial event In India - a rare red aurora.
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First Mission That Will Probe Sun's Innermost Part: Top Scientist On Aditya-L1 Launch
As the launch vehicle carrying Aditya L1, the country's maiden solar mission, lifted off successfully from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh, Annapurni Subramaniam, director, Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bengaluru,
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Bengaluru To Witness Zero Shadow Day On April 25
Zero Shadow Day: This annual celestial phenomenon occurs twice a year for places between +23.5 and -23.5 degrees latitude.
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India Set To Launch Mission To Study The Sun, Its First, In June
Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) on Thursday handed over to ISRO, the Visible Line Emission Coronagraph (VELC), the primary payload on board Aditya-L1, which is India's first dedicated scientific mission to study the Sun.
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Largest Payload For ISRO's Mission To The Sun To Be Received Tomorrow
In a milestone in development of space astronomy in India, the Indian Institute of Astrophysics has built the Visible Emission Line Coronagraph, the largest payload that would fly on Aditya L1, the country's first dedicated mission to study the Sun.
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Rare Blood-Red Aurora Lights Up Ladakh Sky After Powerful Solar Storm Strikes Earth
A powerful geomagnetic storm triggered by a fast coronal mass ejection from the Sun produced rare red aurora over Hanle, Ladakh, on January 1920, captured by the Indian Astronomical Observatory.
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"Just Face It": Woman Scientist's Mantra For Students Who Have Math Phobia
"Just face it... face your fears" - invaluable advice from Annapurni Subramaniam, an astronomer and the Director of the Indian Institute of Astrophysics, and Science Icon Of The Year at NDTV's Indian Of The Year awards.
-
Aditya-L1 Solar Mission Reveals First Significant Findings on Solar Eruptions
The Aditya-L1 mission, India's first solar observation project, has achieved a significant breakthrough with the Visible Emission Line Coronagraph (VELC) reporting its first major findings. Scientists from the Indian Institute of Astrophysics successfully observed the onset of a Coronal Mass Ejection (CME), marking an important milestone in solar r...
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To Better Understand Why Sun Gets Angry, India To Build Massive Solar Telescope In Ladakh
The Sun is the harbinger of life on Earth, but we understand so little of our nearest star. The Sun occasionally gets very angry; it then unleashes massive solar storms that take down or burn satellites and electronic equipment on Earth.
-
Indian Scientists Find Dwarf Galaxy Radio Jet Interacting With Interstellar Gas
Scientists at the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), an autonomous institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), have discovered interaction between a radio jet from a dwarf galaxy and interstellar gas causing shock waves.
-
Rare Red Aurora Spotted In Ladakh Skies As Geomagnetic Storm Hits Earth
The Hanle and Merak observatories in Ladakh, which capture pictures of the night sky, recently spotted an unexpected yet stunning celestial event In India - a rare red aurora.
-
First Mission That Will Probe Sun's Innermost Part: Top Scientist On Aditya-L1 Launch
As the launch vehicle carrying Aditya L1, the country's maiden solar mission, lifted off successfully from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh, Annapurni Subramaniam, director, Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bengaluru,
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Bengaluru To Witness Zero Shadow Day On April 25
Zero Shadow Day: This annual celestial phenomenon occurs twice a year for places between +23.5 and -23.5 degrees latitude.
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India Set To Launch Mission To Study The Sun, Its First, In June
Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) on Thursday handed over to ISRO, the Visible Line Emission Coronagraph (VELC), the primary payload on board Aditya-L1, which is India's first dedicated scientific mission to study the Sun.
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Largest Payload For ISRO's Mission To The Sun To Be Received Tomorrow
In a milestone in development of space astronomy in India, the Indian Institute of Astrophysics has built the Visible Emission Line Coronagraph, the largest payload that would fly on Aditya L1, the country's first dedicated mission to study the Sun.
