Announcement

Aditya-L1 which observes the Solar Chromosphere and Corona and also the in-situ observations at the Sun-Earth L1 point. The first set of science quality data was released on Jan 6th 2025 (Refer Jan 15, 2025 Solar News). The second set of science quality data of Aditya-L1 is released on the 14th of February 2025. To access and download the data, please use the following website…

We are pleased to share details about the upcoming International Conference on "Astrophysics and Space Science with Meteorological Balloons," organized by the Indian Centre for Space Physics (ICSP), Kolkata, India, from April 2 to 4, 2025. The registration deadline is March 21, 2025, and the abstract submission deadline is March 7, 2025.

Interested…

Please find attached the SkyNews for February 2025.

Arvind Paranjpye  
Nehru Planetarium, Mumbai

Dear Colleagues,

We are happy to invite the nominations for Prof. Peraiah Foundation Lecture 2025 from the Heads of Institutions, Directors of  Observatories, Heads of Departments or individual senior scientists. The nominations, including all the supporting documents (as a single PDF file), may please be sent by email to …

An Introductory Workshop on Exoplanet Detection and Characterization: From Observation to Understanding the Science of Exoplanets

From: April 4-6, 2025 at IIT Kanpur, India.
Please find more information from the following link: https://sites.google.com/view/exows25/home

Please find attached the workshop poster for…

ARIES Training School in Observational Astronomy and Atmospheric Sciences (ATSOAA 2025) is from April 21 to May 02, 2025 at ARIES, Nainital. Please find more information from the following link.

https://www.aries.res.in/ATSOAA-2025

The fourth workshop of Indo-Belgian collaboration (BINA workshop) will be held at the University of Calicut from 4 to 7 November 2025.

Please find more information from the attached file.

The annual Kodaikanal Winter School on Solar Physics conducted by the Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bengaluru, will be organised this year in March 2025, and it will be part of the year-end events celebrating the 125th anniversary of the Kodaikanal Solar Observatory. 
 
The details of the School:
 
Dates: 18-22 March 2025. 
Location: Kodaikanal Solar…

Dear Colleague,

We are happy invite you to attend the "Radio Astronomy TEchniques Seminars - RATeS".

Currently we are witnessing spectacular radio images of the sky opening new scientific challenges, thanks to the precursor and pathfinder radio telescopes of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) that have become operational in the past few years. The explosion of data volumes is…

Please find attached the SkyNews for February 2025.
An important feature of this newsletter is - the passing of the International Space Station over the southern half of India. It will be a very bright pass -3 mag.

Arvind Paranjpye  
Nehru Planetarium, Mumbai

Dear colleague,

We are pleased to enclose the annual call for proposals for International Teams hosted at the International Space Science Institute–Beijing (ISSI-BJ), jointly with our colleagues from the International Space Science Institute (ISSI) in Bern (Switzerland).

International Teams are usually composed of 8–12 scientists from different institutes and nationalities,…

Aditya-L1 is India’s first Solar and Heliospheric Observatory class mission to study the Sun and its influence in the inter-planetary medium. On Jan 6 2025, Aditya-L1 completed its one year of operation at the first Sun-Earth Lagrangian point (L1). With all its payloads completed its performance verification and currently in science operation. On this occasion, the science ready data from…

1. Astronomy Baseline Survey - Phase 2
In the year 2023, OAE Center India conducted a baseline survey on the status of astronomy education in schools. More than 2000 students across 11 states participated in this survey. You can find a manuscript detailing results of this survey here: https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.12308

We are pleased to announce that Dr. G. C. Anupama, from the Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bengaluru, will assume the position of Chief Editor of the Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy (JAA), effective January 2025.

Additionally, Dr. Seetha S., from the Raman Research Institute, Bengaluru, will take on the role of Associate Editor for JAA, also…

Would you like your design to be the logo of the COSMOS-Mysuru planetarium that's being built by the Indian Institute of Astrophysics? Submit your designs, and get a chance to win book vouchers as well as spend a couple of nights at one of our observatories! Please see https://bit.ly/cosmoslogo for submission guidelines and prizes.…

The latest edition of Orbit, ICSP’s quarterly newsletter (Sept–Nov 2024), edited by Dr. Tamal Basak. It features key updates, including the inauguration of the Stratospheric Balloon Facility, the visit of Mr. Karl Mercer, Consular Chief of the USA at Kolkata, to our space museum, and other essential highlights of the institute.

Please find attached the newsletter and it is also…

We are pleased to inform you that the Indian Centre for Space Physics (ICSP) is organizing a one-day seminar titled "Space Exploration with Students" on January 3, 2025, at the JNC Auditorium, ICSP, Kolkata. A key highlight of the event will be a special lecture by Prof. Supriya Chakrabarti, Director of the Lowell Center for…

Please find attached the SkyNews for January 2025.

Arvind Paranjpye  
Nehru Planetarium, Mumbai

"School on Experimental Astroparticle Physics 2025 (SEAP-2025)" at the Cosmic Ray Laboratory of TIFR in Ooty during March 9-13, 2025.  Please find more information from the attached poster. The link for the webpage is given below. 

https://scitalks.tifr.res.in/e/seap2025

Best regards,
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We are delighted to announce the Young Astronomers' Meet 2025 (YAM-2025), set against the scenic view of the Arabian Sea at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai. The conference will take place from March 18 - 21, 2025. 

YAM-2025
YAM aims to provide a dynamic platform for young researchers across the fields of Astronomy and…

Dear All,

Prof. Bhaskar Datta was a renowned astrophysicist who passed away 25 years ago on 03 December 1999 at…

Dear Colleague,

It is our pleasure to announce a series of five lectures by Prof. Rajaram Nityanada on polarisation of electromagnetic radiation, with special reference to radio astronomy. These lectures will be held online and are scheduled for the first two weeks of December 2024 (Mon, Wed and Thu at 5:30 PM IST (12:00 UT)). More details…

Please find attached the SkyNews for December 2024 and the supplement to December SkyNews. As you can see from this supplement, December offers a great chance for astronomy outreach.  All the planets would be visible in one night close to the end of December 2024. We can make the most of it.

Arvind Paranjpye  
Nehru Planetarium, Mumbai

We are delighted to invite you to "Frontiers in Modern Astronomy, Astrophysics, and Space Science"—the Closing Ceremony of the Silver Jubilee Program, organized by the Indian Centre for Space Physics (ICSP). This event will take place on 7 December 2024 at the JNC Auditorium, ICSP, Kolkata.

The attached document outlines the event details, and participants can…

Open call for Workshop Proposals, 2025–2026

International Space Science Institute–Beijing
Initial deadline: 31 March 2025
http://www.issibj.ac.cn/program/workshops/

The International Space Science Institute–Beijing (ISSI-BJ) is calling for proposals to host high-…

Registration Form
https://forms.gle/AEdbCsrUpjBSXXZo8 

Deadline
December 15, 2024

The Astronomers in Residence program is an initiative by the ASI's Public Outreach and Education Committee (ASI-POEC, https://astron-soc.in/…

Indian Centre for Space Physics, Kolkata, is starting a 3-Year Pre-Ph.D. Diploma Course in Astrophysics and Space Science. This program is designed to provide students with a solid foundation in astrophysics and space science, preparing them for advanced research in these exciting fields.

For more detailed information about the course, please refer to the…

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

Good evening. We are delighted to announce the next online NEP Orientation and Sensitization Programme organized by the Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Centre at IUCAA. The program will run from November 15 to November 30, 2024, covering all eight themes outlined by the UGC. The poster announcing the programme is attached…

Announcement of the ICTS program titled 'Radio Cosmology and Continuum Observations in the SKA Era: A Synergic View (7-18 April 2025)' at ICTS, Bengaluru. 

This two-week long program aims to bring together national and international experts in radio cosmology and continuum science, fostering collaboration and training the next generation of researchers in these areas.…

Please find attached the SkyNews for November 2024.

Arvind Paranjpye  
Nehru Planetarium, Mumbai