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IIT-Guwahati and multi-institutional team uncover intriguing X-ray characteristics in newly discovered black hole binary system

2024-06-11 05:53 AM

A collaborative research team, including scientists from the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, UR Rao Satellite Centre (ISRO), University of Mumbai, and Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, has conducted an in-depth study of a newly discovered black hole binary system, Swift J1727.8-1613. The investigation utilized data from India’s space-based observatory, AstroSat. The team uncovered fascinating …

A tool to track cell-to-cell contact

2024-03-21 01:34 PM

The new uLIPSTIC technology can track the physical interactions between cells, such as the above depiction of a dendritic cell activating a T cell. | Photo Credit: Rockefeller University A fundamental goal of basic biology is understanding how diverse cell types work in concert to form tissues, organs, and organ systems. While recent efforts to …

Science Notebook | A tool to track cell-to-cell interactions, a synchrotron on solar power, and a galactic emission and the Big Bang

2024-03-21 12:33 PM

A fundamental goal of basic biology is understanding how diverse cell types work in concert to form tissues, organs, and organ systems. While recent efforts to catalogue the different cell types in every tissue in human bodies are a step in the right direction, they address only one piece of the puzzle. The big mystery …

ISRO’s AstroSat observatory enables study of transient black hole X-Ray binary star system

2024-02-20 11:45 PM

MAXI J1820+070 is a low-mass X-ray binary with a black hole as a compact object. The study “A Multi-Wavelength Spectral Study of MAXI J1820+070 in the Soft and Hard States” by an international team “presents unique insights into the behaviour of this transient black hole X-ray binary during its 2018 outburst”, ISRO said in a statement. According …

AstroSat detects polarised high energy X-rays for first time from a black hole | Pune News

2024-01-28 12:35 PM

India’s space telescope AstroSat has measured X-ray polarisation from the Cygnus X-1 black hole, the first time that such a feat has been accomplished, opening new possibilities in the study of the black hole’s environment. The measurements have been reported in a scientific article published in Astrophysical Journal Letters, a statement from Pune-based Inter-University Centre …

India’s Astrosat detects 67 bursts coming from deep space. The source was…

2023-12-21 09:25 PM

New Delhi,UPDATED: Dec 21, 2023 19:12 IST India’s first multi-wavelength space-based observatory, AstroSat, has made a significant discovery by detecting bright pulses of energy coming from deep space. The Indian probe picked up 67 such bursts each lasting 33 milliseconds from a new and distinctive neutron star known as a magnetar. This finding offers valuable …

India’s Astrosat captures 600th mega explosion that rocked the universe

2023-11-27 05:19 PM

New Delhi,UPDATED: Nov 27, 2023 16:38 IST In an astronomical feat, India’s first multi-wavelength space telescope, AstroSat, has successfully detected its 600th Gamma-ray Burst (GRB), an event named GRB 231122B. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched AstroSat in September 2015, and since then, it has been a cornerstone in the field of astronomical research. …