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Former ASI regional director says Qutub Minar was built as ‘Surya Stambh’, an ancient Hindu observatory to study astronomy
Former ASI regional director Dharamveer Sharma has stated that Qutub MInar was actually Surya Stambh and it was built by Emperor Vikramaditya.
Meteor shower or rocket re-entry? Bright lights in sky surprises people in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat
Meteors often referred to as 'shooting stars', are rocky objects that enter the Earth's atmosphere at a tremendous speed, between 30 and 60 km per second.
NASA hints at the possibility of extra-terrestrial life, wants to establish framework to report findings: Details
NASA is encouraging the scientists to develop a new framework that can help provide context to the findings of alien life.
Solar storm to hit Earth on Monday, should you be concerned? Here’s what we know
On Monday (July 12), a high-speed solar storm will approach our planet at a speed of 1.6 million km/hour and affect electricity supply.
Earth, space, time, and more: Read how Indian scholars had recorded astronomical facts centuries before they were ‘discovered’ by Westerns
Based on original Sanskrit texts, the book “Indian Astronomy: A Source-Book” narrates how ancient India excelled in astronomy
Clean energy, water, health and astronomy: This is how India is spearheading the fight against global challenges
India is one of the founding members of the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI) which aims to support the human-centric and responsible development and use of Artificial Intelligence.
On his birth anniversary, Sushant Singh Rajput’s sister announces scholarship in his name at UC Berkeley. Read details
Along with being an actor, Sushant Singh Rajput was National Physics Olympiad winner and had a passion for astronomy and astrophysics.
‘Hardly anyone guessed that the cosmos might be far older but the Hindus did,’ American astronomer Carl Sagan was fascinated by the Hindu view...
"The Hindu beliefs are kind of premonition of modern astronomical ideas," Carl Sagan reiterated.
IIT Kharagpur introduces new course to link Ancient science and technology research to modern sciences
The University aims to cover achievements of Indians in various fields.
Crater on Pluto’s largest moon named after Mahabharata character ‘Revati’ by International Astronomical Union
The International astronomical union has confirmed the names which were proposed by NASA's New Horizon team
