A unique material, chromium antimonide (CrSb), defies conventional rules by conducting electricity like two different materials in one, dominated by electrons in one direction and holes in another, a phenomenon called DDCP.

Sun

Bengaluru
10 Jul 2025

A new study showed that magnetic flux cancellation and reconnection drive the recurrent fan-shaped jets in the Sun's chromosphere.

Kolkata
29 Apr 2025

Researchers developed computer simulations of the Sun's magnetic engine, known as the solar dynamo, to probe its long-term patterns.

Mumbai
23 Jul 2020

In a recent study, researchers have assessed how successful computer simulations are in matching with solar surface observations.

Bengaluru
15 Nov 2019

An international team of scientists from China, the USA, the UK, Hungary, Austria, Germany and India, have carried out observations of the Sun using the Goode Solar Telescope (GST) at the Big Bear Solar Observatory in the USA. Their study is published in the journal Science.

19 Oct 2017

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The Sun gives the light and heat that sustains all life on earth. But many mysteries still surround the star and new discoveries are being made every day. On March 6th, 2012 one such event was observed with our telescopes - a standing wave was observed in one of the coronal structures on the solar surface. Find out why the event was important to our understanding of the Sun in this article.