Enabled by supercomputing, University of Pretoria (UP) researchers have led an international team of astronomers that has ...

Giant radio galaxies (GRGs) are massive, with plasma jets powered by supermassive black holes at their centers, stretching ...

The Pune-Nashik semi-high-speed railway project has been under discussion for several years. The Maharashtra Rail ...

This discovery contradicts current theories and laws of science. It pertains to a cosmic object emitting radio waves every 22 minutes. It is a magnetar, a specific type of neutron star, which ...

Below, see some of the giant optical and radio telescopes now under development.—Peter Tyson Editor's note: This feature only touches on each of these telescopes; for more information ...

Speaking to the media in Pune last month, Vaishnaw declared the GMRT "a national and global scientific treasure" and said the ...

Using the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT) in India, the researchers discovered a group of supermassive black holes occupying the centers of ancient galaxies - and they're all spitting out ...

But by 2020 only about 800 giant radio galaxies had been found, nearly 50 years since they had been initially discovered. They were considered rare. However, a new generation of radio telescopes ...

Yet space is big, and despite their size, giant radio galaxies can be hard to find. Discovering one is a big deal, especially if it's as colossal – and peculiar – as one recently found by astronomers ...

Using four telescopes including the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT) in Pune, astronomers have discovered the biggest explosion seen in the universe since the Big Bang. The blast ...

South Africa's MeerKAT telescope has discovered a massive new radio galaxy spanning more than 32 times the size of the Milky Way, a researcher revealed Saturday. "MeerKAT's newest giant radio ...