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Since their arrival, the Ax-4 crew has circled the Earth nearly 230 times, covering more than 6 million miles in orbit.
From Vedic hymns to stone observatories, how ancient India mapped the cosmos, decoded time, and laid the foundations of ...
A 15th-century copper plate inscription from Srisailam reveals India's first epigraphic Halley`s Comet sighting, dated June 28, 1456 ...
Astronomy in Ancient India - The Jantar Mantar in Jaipur is actually one of six major observatories built by the Maharajah. The one in Jaipur not only follows the movements of the sun and the moon ...
The first Indian astronomy satellite Astrosat, was launched on Sept. 28, 2015 at Sriharikota, by ISRO. Astrosat has the unique capability to simultaneously observe cosmic sources in multi wavelengths.
And look out for an article by Mukerjee on astroimaging in India in an upcoming issue of Astronomy. Up Next Previous. Next. Astrophotography, Observing. Michael’s Miscellany: Earth and Sky Joined.
China joined as an observer in 2009, followed by India the next year. Both are now partners, with representatives on the TMT board. Japan, which has its own large telescope at Mauna Kea, the 8.3 ...
Astronomy can help in clarifying such urban legends. Even NEP 2020 backs the inclusion of scientific temperament in the education system and, therefore, also backs the inclusion of the subject of ...