The Flow…
Akanksha Kapahtia About the poet Akanksha Kapahtia is a Post-Doctoral Researcher at IIA.
Science is for Everybody
Prof. Prajval Shastri speaks on her life journey, memories at IIA, research career, her thoughts on gender disparities in science, science popularization etc. About the Interviewee:Prof. Prajval Shastri is an astrophysicist retired from Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bangalore. She specializes in the area of phenomenology of active galaxies driven by supermassive blackholes using multi-wavelength observations…
Govind Swarup – A Tribute
Kshitij Bane An internationally renowned astronomer, a pioneer of radio Astronomy research and torch-bearer for building and nurturing scientific capacity in post-independent India, an innovator responsible for creating unique and world-class scientific facilities, a mentor, and an inspiration for generations of young astronomers – Professor Govind Swarup, who passed away on 7th September 2020 in…
How To Know If You Are Stuck In The “miRЯor universe”? PART 2
Priya Goyal In the previous article, we figured out a way to know if we are in the real universe or stuck in the mirror universe. Wu’s experiment, which involved radioactive decay of Cobalt atoms (cooled) placed in a magnetic field, came to our rescue. This discovery of weak forces violating parity symmetry was shocking…
Thirty Meter Telescope and its First light instrument – WFOS
Ramya and Sivarani The next decade of astronomy will be led by the discoveries from the upcoming large telescopes, such as the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT). TMT will take images and spectra of the faintest and farthest objects in the Universe and will deliver an unprecedented view of the Universe to humankind. TMT is a…
My life at IIA
Vaibhav Pant I have always had a fascination towards science since my childhood. I used to study books and articles related to scientific theories and discoveries as a child. After finishing secondary school, I took up Mathematics and Biology since I did not want to miss out on any stream of science. I joined St….
Comet Tales From India
R C Kapoor Observing comets from India Although the subject of comets has received space in a few old Indian texts, the description remains confined only to their morphology and the ominous implications. Nowhere is there an allusion as to a specific comet or even a hint that some real-time observations were made. Since 2009,…
The Shape of the Universe – Objects in the Mirror are Closer than they Appear
Fazlu Rahman Objects in the Mirror are Closer than they Appear – A very familiar sentence to all of us. Though this is a safety warning written for the drivers who may mistakenly assume that the car behind them, as seen in the mirror is far away, given its small size, it has become a…