New Delhi, January 7, 2022: Scientists have long been intrigued by the presence of much higher fraction of elements heavier than iron than is expected in carbon-rich stars. A new research by Indian astronomers has now traced its origin to the low mass companions of these stars, from which the materials have been stolen. Though there […]
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Indian astronomers develop methodology to understand the Exoplanets accurately
New Delhi, November 19, 2021: Indian astronomers have developed an algorithm that can increase the accuracy of data from exoplanets by reducing the contamination by the Earth’s atmosphere and the disturbances due to instrumental effects and other factors. This algorithm, called the critical noise treatment algorithm, can help to study the environment of exoplanets with […]
Indian astronomers part of team spotting first short duration gamma-ray burst from a stellar collapse
New Delhi, July 31, 201: A group of astronomers have detected a very short, powerful burst of high-energy radiation that lasted for about a second and had been racing toward Earth for nearly half the present age of the universe. The burst detected by NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope on August 26, 2020, turned out […]
Indian astronomers detect huge optical flare in one of the oldest astronomic objects
New Delhi, Feb 16, 2021: Indian Astronomers have reported one of the strongest flares from a feeding supermassive black hole or blazar called BL Lacertae. Analysis of the flare from this blazar, one of the oldest astronomical objects, can help trace the mass of the black hole and the source of this emission. Such analysis can […]