Shuchang Dong has won the ‘Astronomy Photographer of the Year’ award with this photo of an annular eclipse last year over Tibet.

Today's the first launch since Somnath became chairman. Three payloads are currently in orbit, including the EOS-04 Observatory satellite and two satellites, INSPIREsat-1 and INS-2TD.

Caroline Herschel (1750-1848) was a German-born astronomer who discovered the largest number of comets. Carolyn, the sister of the famous astronomer William Herschel, was shocked to see his brother William's night star observations. In 1828 he was awarded the Gold...

Going forward on the Kardashian scale, the journey will go from controlling the planet as a whole, to controlling a star and beyond. Upon reaching Type III (Type III: Galactic Culture), a species becomes a galaxy traveler and the race...