Astrosat

AstroSat discovers tell-tale signs of cosmic evolution from a young, dynamic galaxy

Bengaluru | Aug 24, 2020

In a recent study, a group of astronomers studied a galaxy not too distant from the Earth, using data from AstroSat, India’s first indigenous satellite dedicated to astronomy.

General, Science, Technology, Deep-dive

India’s Astrosat detects coronal explosion on Proxima Centauri along with Chandra and Hubble Space Telescope

Jul 19, 2017

On 31 May 2017, three space-based observatories – India’s Astrosat, NASA’s Chandra and NASA’s and ESA’s Hubble Space Telescope, along with a ground-based observatory High Accuracy Radial velocity Planet Searcher (HARPS), participated in this exciting exercise and have detected a coronal explosion -- an unusually large release of plasma and magnetic field from a star – in Proxima Centauri.

General, Science, Featured