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In this July 24, 2009, file photo, the Gran Telescopio Canarias, one of the the worlds largest telescopes, is viewed at the Observatorio del Roque de los Muchachos on the Canary Island of La Palma, Spain. An agreement has been reached for a giant telescope to be built in Spains Canary Islands if it cannot be put atop a Hawaii mountain. Telescope builder TMT International Observatory says Hawaiis Mauna Kea remains the preferred location for the $1.4 billion Thirty Meter Telescope. (AP Photo/Carlos Moreno, File)

Giant telescope to show up in Spain if Hawaii isn't possible

TMT International Observatory says Hawaii's Mauna Kea remains the preferred location for the $1.4 billion Thirty Meter...

31 March 2017 10:38 AM IST

The brightest moon in almost 69 years will be lighting up the sky. (Representational image)

Supermoon to light up sky beginning Monday morning

The brightest moon in almost 69 years will be lighting up the sky.

14 Nov 2016 10:27 AM IST

Inauguration of GOTO - credit Antonio Gonz¡lez / IAC

Launch of telescope for detecting optical signals from gravitational...

New telescope for detecting optical signatures of gravitational waves officially launched in La Palma.

5 July 2017 11:24 AM IST

The total cost of the renovation and overhaul of the planetarium is estimated at Rs 40 crore.

Year later, revamped planetarium to open gates

The planetarium's popularity grew each year and by 2014 it had received a footfall of more than 6.5 lakh visitors a...

9 Jan 2017 5:39 AM IST

The NPL, one of the oldest laboratories in the country, has five atomic clocks and nearly 300 such pieces exist across the globe.

Extra second added to Indian time today

Adding the leap second to the Indian clock is done by the NPL under the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research

1 Jan 2017 9:27 PM IST

The Hunt for Vulcan By Thomas Levenson Random House, Rs 1,840.

Some exciting glimpses of the cosmos and beyond

So the author describes how anomalies in the motion of planet Uranus were a cause of worry.

9 Jun 2017 2:48 AM IST