The Orion Nebula (M42) is one of the most impressive sights in the night sky — part of a complex of hydrogen gas that is producing a new generation of stars. It makes a terrific target during the ...

A brief overview of Indian contributions to space astronomy and planetary studies, mainly through the satellite-borne experiments is presented in this article. Some important results obtained in X-ray ...

The first pulsar – a spinning neutron star, beaming out radio waves – was discovered 50 years ago. This Nature Astronomy Collection celebrates that discovery and subsequent developments by combining ...