The Event Horizon Telescope has released the first direct image of a black hole and its neighbourhood. This black hole lurks in the centre of a nearby galaxy called M87. This historic image shows a ring of light coming from the gas falling into the black hole.
Public Outreach and Education Committee of the Astronomical Society of India, and the AstroSat Training and Outreach Team is all set to add a new feature to its one-year-old campaign to bring ISRO’s Astrosat space observatory closer to the general public
The Total Lunar eclipse on the intervening night of July 27 and 28 will last about 103 minutes and be the longest for the 21st century. The longest total lunar eclipse of the last century happened in its last year on July 16, 2000.
The Jantar Mantar monument in Jaipur is a UNESCO world heritage site. It is an astronomical observatory built in the early 18th century by Rajput king Sawai Jai Singh II. It houses 19 astronomical instruments made out of masonry, stone, and brass.
New discoveries in astronomy in recent years have generated a lot of excitement globally, and Indian scientists have contributed to them in large measure. However, the country is lacking when it comes to promoting astronomy education at different levels and the number of professional astronomers it needs.
About 400 astronomers are gathering at Hyderabad for a stimulating four-day discussion on a range of topics in astronomy being organized by the Astronomical Society of India beginning tomorrow, Tuesday, February 6 at Osmania University in the southern metropolitan city.
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