DON'T MISS: Tarantula, Pacman that NASA spotted in space

Rediff.com brings you a collection of never-seen-before pictures released by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration of some of the most massive and magnificent stars, supernovas and......

NASA's telescope reveals 1st infrared pic of universe

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has produced the deepest and sharpest infrared image of the distant universe to date. Photograph: NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI Known as Webb’s First Deep......

Indian astronomers discover a rare cosmic twist

While India was focused on the International Space Station and a Gaganyaatri code-named Shux, researchers from Bengaluru-based Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) have quietly uncovered a cosmic......

The legend who built India's first radio telescope

Even after five decades of use, the telescope at Ooty that Dr Govind Swarup designed and built continues to be the largest single frequency radio telescope in the world, notes Hari Pulakkat.......

China unveils world's largest radio telescope in search of alien life

It is the size of 30 football pitches and is made up of 4,450 panels Image: The feed supporting system of the five-hundred-metre Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) is under test on November......