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Mira star’ helps scientists measure universe’s expansion more accurately

, Mira, also known as Omicron Ceti, is a famous star that changes its brightness regularly. These are giant stars in the last stages of their life. (SOURCED)
Published on Sept 01, 2025 05:12 am IST

Narlikar was deeply committed to IUCAA’s welfare: Srianand

The Pune International Centre on Saturday hosted the Dr Jayant Narlikar Memorial Lecture as tribute to the life and works of the globally known scientist and founding director of IUCAA. (HT PHOTO)
Published on Jun 01, 2025 06:10 am IST

Astrophysicist who proposed alternative to Big Bang theory passes away at 86

Dr Jayant Vishnu Narlikar, one of India’s most respected astrophysicists and a tireless science communicator, passed away in Pune early Tuesday morning. He was 86. (PTI)
Published on May 21, 2025 09:20 am IST

Jayant Narlikar: Cosmic visionary who bridged chasm of science and society

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Dr Jayant Vishnu Narlikar, one of India’s most respected astrophysicists and a tireless science communicator, passed away in Pune early Tuesday morning. He was 86. (PTI)
Published on May 21, 2025 06:44 pm IST

Common man's scientist, visionary, and mentor: Scientific community mourns Dr Narlikar's demise

Common man's scientist, visionary, and mentor: Scientific community mourns Dr Narlikar's demise
Updated on Oct 06, 2025 08:50 pm IST

Astronomers find collisional ring galaxy 30 million light years from the Milky Way

The optical image of the gamma-ray emitting collisional ring galaxy system, ‘Kathryn′s Wheel’. (Right): Glowing hydrogen gas characteristic of star-forming regions is seen in the H-alpha band image of the same region, highlighting the ring of star formation. The dotted ellipse is added to guide the eye. (HT PHOTO)
Updated on Jun 12, 2024 05:16 am IST

Open campus day at Pune’s IUCAA on February 28

This is one of the city’s most popular events, and every year, children and city residents eagerly await the opportunity to visit IUCAA. (REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO)
Published on Feb 25, 2024 09:51 pm IST

Prof R Srianand is new director of IUCAA

UGC on Friday appointed professor Raghunathan Srianand as director of IUCAA in Pune. (HT)
Updated on Dec 02, 2023 08:42 am IST

Pune’s IUCAA team develops space telescope to capture ultraviolet imaging of Sun

SUIT has been built under the leadership of Prof AN Ramprakash and Prof Durgesh Tripathi at IUCAA in close collaboration with ISRO. (SOURCED)
Updated on Jun 16, 2023 11:44 pm IST

Gravitational lensing probes ‘clumpiness’ of dark matter

Surhud More from Pune’s Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA) (HT PHOTO)
Updated on Apr 03, 2023 11:51 pm IST

Iucaa says it wants to settle issue with Pu La family amicably

P.L. Deshpande - PuLa Deshpande
Published on Dec 03, 2020 05:51 pm IST

Student of Pune-based institute creates violent black hole flares

The movie was made using real data, but slowed down to 1/10th of actual speed to allow the most rapid flares to be discerned by the human eye,said John Paice. Image used for representation purpose only.
Updated on Oct 12, 2019 03:11 pm IST

Campus connect: Radio astronomy winter school at Pune gives experimental learning experience to 30 students

Students of winter school learning about the four metre radio telescope at National Centre for Radio Astrophysics.
Updated on Dec 21, 2018 04:29 pm IST

Sun’s behavior to change from 2020. This is how it will help space missions

Prediction of the upcoming solar cycle, also called sunspot cycle, will help in strategically plan missions to space and in the upkeep of space-based technologies.
Updated on Dec 07, 2018 09:21 am IST

IUCAA, Pune serves Rs 50L notice on TV serial for Pu La copyright infringement

Copyrights of PL Deshpande’s literature is currently owned by IUCAA, Pune.
Updated on Aug 21, 2018 03:41 pm IST

Newton’s apple tree, that inspired the theory of gravity, may find root in India

Clones and descendants of Newton’s apple tree have reached many countries of the world, with a genetically identical tree growing at Newton’s alma mater, Trinity College, Cambridge.
Updated on Jul 15, 2018 01:05 pm IST