Tag: Astrosat

  Bengaluru: An exhibition displaying the replica of India’s first multi-wavelength space observatory Astrosat was opened here for public viewing on Tuesday. “The exhibition has been organised at the Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium so as to allow students aspiring to study astronomy to understand how the Astrosat works, which they can observe through a 3-D printed replica,” […]

Bengaluru: India’s multi-wavelength space telescope AstroSat successfully measured the X-ray polarisation of the Crab pulsar (star) in the Taurus constellation, said space agency ISRO. “AstroSat accomplished the difficult task of measuring X-ray polarisation of Crab pulsar in the Taurus constellation during 18-months of its study for the first time,” said the Indian Space Research Organisaion […]

New Delhi: A day after the Indian astronomers discovered one of the farthest Star galaxies in the universe estimated to be located 9.3 billion light-years away from Earth, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) congratulated Indian astronomers on the discovery. NASA hailed the discovery as an effort that will further enable humankind`s understanding. “NASA […]