The Bengaluru-based Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) has filmed the passing of the moon in front of Antares, a bright red star. The moon passed in front of Antares on April 27, hiding it for roughly 40 minutes. IIA said that this event was visible only from southern India. IIA filmed the event from its …
In late-April 2023, Earth experienced a powerful geomagnetic storm that illuminated the skies with mesmerizing auroras, even in lower latitudes like Ladakh in India. Mostly, these auroras are restricted to the North Pole and northern regions of the world, but this geomagnetic storm was so powerful that it generated auroras that could be seen as …
Aditya-L1, India’s maiden solar observatory, is about to reach its new home. After an impressive 15 lakh-kilometer journey in the cold realm of space, the spacecraft is set to find a permanent parking spot at Lagrange Point 1. The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) will conduct a crucial firing manuever on January 6 to put …
Scientists from the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) probing the evolution of a prominence eruption (PE) that occurred from the west-limb of the Sun in 2013 have traced the source of the solar burst. Using ground-based optical and radio telescope data, as well as data from space-based satellites of NASA, scientists from IIA studied a …
In an amazing celestial feat, astronomers at the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) have snapped a breathtaking image of Comet P12/Pons-Brooks, also known as Devil Comet, using the Himalayan Chandra Telescope (HCT) at the Indian Astronomical Observatory in Hanle, Ladakh. Often referred to as the ‘Devil Comet’ or likened to the iconic ‘Millennium Falcon’ due …
Astronomers at the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) have used the Himalayan Chandra Telescope (HCT) in Hanle, Ladakh, to photograph the Comet P12/Pons-Brooks. The photograph of the Comet P12/Pons-Brooks was taken on November 21. According to IIA, this comet has recently attracted much attention from the astronomy community and the media due to its many …