Good to see such initiatives. www.tribuneindia.com/news/himacha...

On the cover of Nature Astronomy: Thirty years of new worlds The orrery on the cover displays the amazing variety of planets and planetary systems we have discovered outside our Solar System. 🧪🔭 @natastron.nature.com Image: Ethan Kruse. Design: Bethany Vukomanovic www.nature.com/natastron/vo...

It is difficult to accept that Naresh Dadhich is no more. He was a teacher, a mentor and a friend. I first met him during the first IUCAA-NCRA summer school in June 1990. He was a very fine human being who used his position on behalf of those who did not have a voice.

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Are you a grad student interested in writing for Astrobites, or do you know one? We're recruiting! Apply by November 26 :) astrobites.org/2025/10/31/a...

#APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Finding Comet Lemmon Credit: Petr Horálek www.petrhoralek.com / Institute of Physics in Opava www.star.ucl.ac.uk/~apod/apod/a... 🧪🔭

Are you someone who is interested in astronomy graduate school? This is a list of many/most departments and their expectations for admissions this year. Please feel free to spread it far and wide. If you are doing admissions and you'd like to update your entry, reach out as per the form!

Today on mental health day, I would like to highlight a source of stress that I see amongst young students. The University Grants Commission in India has permitted students to pursue two degrees at the same time. A number of students feel that they must do it or they will be left behind.

Workshop alert: Computational Astrophysics #Astrophysics #Astronomy

For last 10 years - we have worked with thousands of organizations around the world helping support them in integrating foldscope programs. To bring in a new cohort of organizations - we are re-launching “fast and curious” 2025 edition - apply and get a Foldscope trainer and Foldscopes for free!

Congratulations to Ashish Meena on joining IISc Bangalore as an Asst Professor in the department of physics. Ashish worked on gravitational lensing for his PhD at IISER Mohali during 2016-2021. scholar.google.com/citations?us...

Today is #TeachersDay during an era when #India aspires to be a Vishwaguru or teacher to the world. But gurus are in short supply at elite universities & top talent is replaced with temp staff Suchak Patel uses #right-to-information data to reveal the crisis article-14.com/post/india-a...

If you didn't hate cars on Indian roads enough yet, here's all the more reason to. indianexpress.com/article/citi...

July issue of Resonance features Professor Jayant Narlikar. We have articles covering his science, institution building, science communication and science fiction. The Hoyle-Narlikar theory of gravitation is featured as a classic with an introduction. www.ias.ac.in/listing/arti... #Astronomy

Wow! Check out the gorgeous movie that the Parker Solar Probe made on Christmas Day!🎄☃️🎁🤶 It was travelling past the Sun at 430,000 mph (i.e London to New York in 30sec) at a distance of only 9.85 Sun-Radii above the solar surface. Temperatures were > 1000℃ 🥵 🔭🧪 🎥: www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1dT...

Beginning of a new Era in time domain astronomy, and a wonderful tribute to Vera Rubin.

An era ends. One of the giants of Indian astronomy, Professor Jayant V Narlikar passed away in his sleep this morning. He was an institution builder, an astrophysicist and an amazing science communicator. #Astronomy

Oliver Heaviside was born #OTD in 1850. A self-taught mathematician and physicist, he recast Maxwell’s equations in a vectorial form, brought complex numbers to circuit analysis, and developed the transmission line model. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_...

The International Astronomy and Astrophysics Competition is an educational science competition taking place mostly online that enables students from all over the world to test their skills in astronomy and astrophysics 1/2 iaac.space

Conference Announcement: ChaICA - 6 (Challenges and Innovations in Computational Astrophysics VI) A Hybrid Meeting covering all areas of Computational Astrophysics September 29 - October 2, 2025 IISER Mohali, India Webpage: iaub1commission.github.io/index/chaica6/ #Astronomy

PhD program at IISER Mohali. We have a vibrant research program in many disciplines. Please share widely. www.iisermohali.ac.in/admission-ne...

We are looking for PhD students in astronomy and related areas at IISER Mohali. Please DM if you need more details. www.iisermohali.ac.in/admission-ne... #Astronomy

Reporters posted in India recall Covid times. bbc.com/news/article...

#radioastronomy #astronomy

NCRA-TIFR invites you to the Govind Swarup Memorial Lecture 2025, an annual event that we organize every year in honor of Prof. Govind Swarup. This year's lecture will be delivered by Prof. Jacqueline van Gorkom on 21st March, 10:30 UT. Tune in at www.youtube.com/live/6pSTGG7...

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Morning! This is an exclusive extract from my new book Maybe I'm Amazed, about my autistic son James & how music became our shared language. Wait for the Velvet Underground bit at the end www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

A white throated kingfisher. Photo taken in Pune. #addBirder #bird #birdphotography #indiabird

An online course on the historical development of astronomy in India and the south Asian region. For more details, see www.iisermohali.ac.in/files/pdf/IN...

An online course on the historical development of astronomy in India and the south Asian region. For more details, see www.iisermohali.ac.in/files/pdf/IN...

A wonderful summary of recent results regarding evolution of Mars by Smriti Mahajan. theprint.in/science/mars...

It's not just the caucasian countries with excellent universities www.a-star.edu.sg/Scholarships...

Fascinating discovery. Our colleague Parth Chauhan is quoted extensively. bbc.com/news/article...

1/ Are you an undergraduate student looking for a career in astronomy? The Institute of Astronomy's Summer Internship Programme could be for you! bit.ly/3WmdCsv

One more Einstein ring (arxiv.org/abs/2502.13788), with an additional lensed arc that allowed for a 5 sigma detection of an ultramassive black hole, placing the Cosmic Horseshoe 1.5 sigma above the black hole mass - stellar velocity dispersion relation.

Our fully-funded @api.uva.nl ASPIRE summer programme for MSc students is now open for applications! Deadline March 10. ASPIRE is aimed at students from under-represented groups, especially from countries where opportunities for research experience are scarce. 🔭 Please share! aspire.science.uva.nl

A nice exposition about the recent discovery of an Einstein ring by Euclid, written by our colleague Smriti Mahajan. www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/sci...

A nice exposition about the recent discovery of an Einstein ring by Euclid, written by our colleague Smriti Mahajan. www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/sci...

Calling all women in CS/EE/ECE/Maths/Stats! The School of Technology & Computer Science (STCS) at TIFR, Mumbai, is organising Vigyan Vidushi 2025, a 2-week summer school in Computer Science for women. Check eligibility at 🔗 www.tcs.tifr.res.in/~stcs-vv-25/ #WomenInSTEM #VigyanVidushi #TIFR

Sometimes it's good to remember we are but one planet in an infinite and mysterious universe. Congratulations to the KM3NeT team for discovering the highest energy neutrino yet! ! 🧪🔭 It's 30x higher energy than what's been seen before, origin unknown but I vote for a supermassive black hole ⚫👈

The US Government may be scrapping all its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion policies but that's not happening in Ireland. Here is a Full Professor position in Observational Astrophysics or Cosmology at Maynooth University for *female* caandidates. universityvacancies.com/maynooth-uni...

And we inch closer to self destruction and annihilation of life on Earth.

A precariously perched temple in Chitradurga fort, Karnataka, India. In the heart of the deccan plateau, this age old fort has many temples, a mosque and of course a palace. Equally stunning are huge rock formations.

Oh come ON now. This new JWST image is just ASTOUNDING. I feel like I’m falling looking into it, and that I would fall forever, and that I would enjoy it. NASA, ESA, CSA, K. McQuinn (STScI), J. DePasquale (STScI)

The Dangers of AI in Science Education I'm taking the liberty of reblogging this post from an experienced university teacher of chemistry and physics outlining some of the dangers posed by the encroachment of Artificial Intelligence into science education. It's quite a long piece, but well worth…

Current students at IISER Mohali interviewed our alumnus @rhythmicspikes.bsky.social . Lovely interview and a good example of how serendipity can lead to discoveries and a fun career. manthanmagazine.wordpress.com/2025/01/06/i...