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DART and Impact

Posted on October 27, 2022 by ST Editors

by S. Prasad Ganti For the first time in human history, we sent a spacecraft and jammed it into a space rock and the trajectory of that piece got nudged as a result. It was a great attempt and a … Continue reading →

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Dr. Maarten Schmidt and Quasars

Posted on October 3, 2022 by ST Editors

by S. Prasad Ganti Eminent astronomer Dr. Maarten Schmidt passed away recently. His greatest discovery was an esoteric astronomical object called a Quasar. He appeared on the cover of the Time magazine in 1967 for brilliantly solving a part of … Continue reading →

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The Southern Skies

Posted on September 3, 2022 by ST Editors

by S. Prasad Ganti Some stars, constellations and galaxies are visible from the northern hemisphere which are not visible or barely visible from the southern hemisphere. Likewise, some stars, constellations and galaxies are unique to the skies as seen from … Continue reading →

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From Hubble to the Webb Space Telescope

Posted on August 8, 2022 by ST Editors

by S. Prasad Ganti The first pictures from the James Webb telescope were released recently. The prize comes after decades of hard work by thousands of scientists and engineers and billions of dollars of cost overruns. In the end it … Continue reading →

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Plasma And Heat Shields

Posted on May 1, 2022 by ST Editors

by S. Prasad Ganti Every year between January and March, there is a series of “Science on Saturday” lectures at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory.  These lectures have been virtual for the past two years due to the pandemic. Nevertheless, … Continue reading →

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The Sun Scientist

Posted on March 31, 2022 by ST Editors

by S. Prasad Ganti My tribute to Dr. Eugene Parker, who passed away a few days back. He was a pioneer in the studies of the Sun. His ideas were rejected initially and later gained strength on the finding of … Continue reading →

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Johnson Space Center

Posted on March 1, 2022 by ST Editors

by S. Prasad Ganti On a recent trip to Houston, Texas to attend a friend’s daughter’s wedding, I took the opportunity to visit the Johnson Space Center. It was a good tour of the facility with some space exhibits and … Continue reading →

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James Webb Space Telescope reaches home

Posted on February 1, 2022 by ST Editors

by S. Prasad Ganti The perilous journey on the ground as well as in the space is complete. Continuing our journey with the James Webb space telescope, which was launched on Christmas day at the fag end of 2021. Some … Continue reading →

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James Webb Telescope

Posted on January 2, 2022 by ST Editors

by S. Prasad Ganti It was the most awaited event – launch of the James Webb telescope into space on Christmas day 2021. In development for close to two decades and a hefty price tag of $10 billion. It is … Continue reading →

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The Future of Astronomy

Posted on December 3, 2021 by ST Editors

by S. Prasad Ganti Every decade, a survey is conducted in the US to check for the trends in astronomy so that recommendations can be made for projects like building new telescopes. It is called the decadal survey. For this … Continue reading →

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Lucky Lucy?

Posted on November 2, 2021 by ST Editors

by S. Prasad Ganti The “Lucy” spacecraft was launched recently on a twelve year mission to visit asteroids. Asteroids are left over remnants from the sculpting of the solar system about four and half billion years ago. Spacecraft in the … Continue reading →

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Women who missed out on Nobel prizes

Posted on October 1, 2021 by ST Editors

by S. Prasad Ganti The season of Nobel prizes is coming soon, in a week or so. It has been more than a century of Nobel prizes for the highest human achievements in the field of Sciences,Literature, Economics and Peace. … Continue reading →

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