PHOENIX, Az. —A first-of-its-kind space telescope could soon launch into orbit and potentially chart a new path forward for astronomy. Announced today at a special session of the American Astronomical...
01.07.2026 Yahoo.com and 2 sitesUS-based astronomer Professor Shrinivas Kulkarni has been awarded the prestigious Gold Medal by the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) in London for his 'field-defining' discoveries in time-domain astro...
01.12.2026 indiatimes.com , ndtv.com and 4 sites
Gravitational Lensing is a vital tool for astronomers to observe objects that are too distant or faint (or both) to be resolved by current instruments. This method leverages a prediction from Einstein...
01.07.2026 Universetoday.com and 1 sitesO n this day nearly three decades ago, our view of our cosmic neighborhood changed forever. Our universe seems to be swelling over time at an increasing pace, two groups of scientists announced at a 1...
01.09.2026 Yahoo.com and 1 sites
O n Mars , in the belly of a rover named Perseverance, a titanium tube holds a stone more precious than any diamond or ruby on Earth. The robot spotted it in 2024 along the banks of a Martian riverbed and zapped it with an ultraviolet laser. It contained ancient layers of mud, compressed into shale in the 3. 5 billion years since the river last coursed across the red planet. Inside those layers, the rover found organic compounds. Its camera zoomed in and noticed leopard-like spots. Scientists ha...
01.08.2026 Theatlantic.com and 4 sites
US-based astronomer Professor Shrinivas Kulkarni has been awarded the prestigious Gold Medal by the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) in London for his “field-defining” discoveries in time-domain astro...
01.12.2026 Indiatoday.in and 3 sites
A James Webb Space Telescope image of a rare cosmic phenomenon known as an Einstein ring, two galaxies separated by a large distance. ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, G. MahlerA I have absolutely no authority to...
01.07.2026 Newscientist.com