Jitendra Singh lays foundation for Rs 75 crore new facility at Indian Institute of Astrophysics

April 28, 2026 7:12 PM

Jitendra Singh lays foundation for Rs 75 crore new facility at Indian Institute of Astrophysics

Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh on Tuesday laid the foundation stone for a ₹75 crore state-of-the-art additional building at the Indian Institute of Astrophysics in Bengaluru, marking a significant step toward strengthening India’s capabilities in astronomy and space science. The upcoming seven-storey facility, with a built-up area of nearly one lakh square feet, is expected to serve as a key scientific hub, supporting advanced research, modern laboratories, classrooms, and conference inf...

Astrophysicists figure out what caused a super-bright supernova

March 12, 2026 3:55 PM

Astrophysicists figure out what caused a super-bright supernova

A supernova - the explosion marking the end of a massive star's life - is one of the brightest cosmic events, usually about a billion times more luminous than the sun. But some - a small fraction - are even brighter than that, 10 to 100 times more luminous. These are called superluminous supernovas. Why these are so bright has been a mystery in astrophysics. But one such superluminous supernova involving a huge star in a galaxy about a billion light-years from Earth is now helping scientists so...