Jasjeet Singh Bagla
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Jasjeet Singh Bagla
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Astronomer, Physicist at IISER Mohali, India. I like walking, photography, music and many other things.
Public lecture on radio astronomy at IISER Mohali. All are welcome.
January 11, 2026 at 4:30 AM
We are starting a series of talks by Astro Alumni at IISER Mohali.
January 5, 2026 at 1:46 PM
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And in 1st place, 2025’s most loved painting was…

“Forest Meeting”
Acrylic on chestnut oak leaf
(From the Wildlife Collection) 🍁
December 30, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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I’m counting down to 2026 with the top 5 most loved paintings from this year!

In 3rd place is…
“Golden Creekside”
Acrylic on beech leaf
(From the Autumn Collection) 🍁
December 28, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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Are you a bachelor or master student anywhere in the world, and would like to come to us to work full-time on a supervised research project? Applications for the 2026 MPIA Summer Internship are open now!
Summer internships
www.mpia.de
December 17, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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On the cover of Nature Astronomy: Thirty years of new worlds

The orrery on the cover displays the amazing variety of planets and planetary systems we have discovered outside our Solar System. 🧪🔭 @natastron.nature.com

Image: Ethan Kruse. Design: Bethany Vukomanovic
www.nature.com/natastron/vo...
November 20, 2025 at 2:24 PM
It is difficult to accept that Naresh Dadhich is no more. He was a teacher, a mentor and a friend. I first met him during the first IUCAA-NCRA summer school in June 1990. He was a very fine human being who used his position on behalf of those who did not have a voice.
November 13, 2025 at 6:18 AM
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November 4, 2025 at 2:33 AM
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Are you a grad student interested in writing for Astrobites, or do you know one? We're recruiting! Apply by November 26 :)

astrobites.org/2025/10/31/a...
Apply to Write for Astrobites 2025!
Love astronomy, astrophysics, and science communication? Come join the Astrobites team! Applications due November 26th.
astrobites.org
October 31, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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#APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day

Finding Comet Lemmon

Credit: Petr Horálek www.petrhoralek.com / Institute of Physics in Opava

www.star.ucl.ac.uk/~apod/apod/a... 🧪🔭
October 20, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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Are you someone who is interested in astronomy graduate school? This is a list of many/most departments and their expectations for admissions this year. Please feel free to spread it far and wide. If you are doing admissions and you'd like to update your entry, reach out as per the form!
US Astronomy Graduate Admissions, AY 2025-2026
docs.google.com
October 10, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Today on mental health day, I would like to highlight a source of stress that I see amongst young students.

The University Grants Commission in India has permitted students to pursue two degrees at the same time. A number of students feel that they must do it or they will be left behind.
October 11, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Workshop alert: Computational Astrophysics

#Astrophysics #Astronomy
September 24, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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For last 10 years - we have worked with thousands of organizations around the world helping support them in integrating foldscope programs.

To bring in a new cohort of organizations - we are re-launching “fast and curious” 2025 edition - apply and get a Foldscope trainer and Foldscopes for free!
🔬 Free microscopes + teacher training!

📅 Applications are now open. To apply, visit www.foldscope.com or scan the QR code (video)

✉️ Any questions? Email us at training@foldscope.com

#stem #education #science #teachers #training #free #microscopy #educators #professionaldevelopment #microscope
September 22, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Congratulations to Ashish Meena on joining IISc Bangalore as an Asst Professor in the department of physics. Ashish worked on gravitational lensing for his PhD at IISER Mohali during 2016-2021.

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scholar.google.com
September 13, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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Today is #TeachersDay during an era when #India aspires to be a Vishwaguru or teacher to the world. But gurus are in short supply at elite universities & top talent is replaced with temp staff Suchak Patel uses #right-to-information data to reveal the crisis

article-14.com/post/india-a...
India Aspires To Be A Vishwaguru, But Its Elite Universities Are Running Short of Gurus, Show Govt Data
With 5,410 faculty posts in central universities vacant, research, mentorship and India’s global ambitions are being undermined. Over half of faculty positions at IIT Kharagpur are vacant; IIT Madras...
article-14.com
September 5, 2025 at 4:32 AM
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If you didn't hate cars on Indian roads enough yet, here's all the more reason to.
indianexpress.com/article/citi...
Fauja Singh, who defied age on marathon track, dies in road accident at 114
Jalandhar’s elder’s routine of farm walks, daal-based laddu packed with dry fruits, and home-churned curd was his daily formula for strength and vitality
indianexpress.com
July 15, 2025 at 11:51 AM
July issue of Resonance features Professor Jayant Narlikar. We have articles covering his science, institution building, science communication and science fiction. The Hoyle-Narlikar theory of gravitation is featured as a classic with an introduction.

www.ias.ac.in/listing/arti...

#Astronomy
July 13, 2025 at 7:19 AM
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Wow! Check out the gorgeous movie that the Parker Solar Probe made on Christmas Day!🎄☃️🎁🤶

It was travelling past the Sun at 430,000 mph (i.e London to New York in 30sec) at a distance of only 9.85 Sun-Radii above the solar surface. Temperatures were > 1000℃ 🥵
🔭🧪

🎥: www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1dT...
July 11, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Beginning of a new Era in time domain astronomy, and a wonderful tribute to Vera Rubin.
First images from the new Vera C. Rubin Observatory are out!

Rubin sees an area on the sky of about 9.6 square degrees with a 3.2 Gigapixel resolution. This is like taking a picture of a football field from a mile away and still being able to resolve the thickness of a dime on the field.

⚛️🧪
June 23, 2025 at 3:30 PM
May 20, 2025 at 10:42 AM
An era ends. One of the giants of Indian astronomy, Professor Jayant V Narlikar passed away in his sleep this morning. He was an institution builder, an astrophysicist and an amazing science communicator.

#Astronomy
May 20, 2025 at 6:26 AM
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Oliver Heaviside was born #OTD in 1850. A self-taught mathematician and physicist, he recast Maxwell’s equations in a vectorial form, brought complex numbers to circuit analysis, and developed the transmission line model.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_...
May 18, 2025 at 8:11 AM
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The International Astronomy and Astrophysics Competition is an educational science competition taking place mostly online that enables students from all over the world to test their skills in astronomy and astrophysics 1/2
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IAAC | International Astronomy and Astrophysics Competition
An educational science competition open to students from around the world: Unleash your astronomy skills and expand your knowledge through diverse problems that explore the universe.
iaac.space
April 24, 2025 at 9:56 AM