Somak Raychaudhury
@somakrc.bsky.social
Astrophysics, Ashoka University, India. Formerly @IUCAAstro Pune. Alumnus Presidency College Calcutta, U Oxford & Cambridge. Posts personal.
Yup, so was I
May 26, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Yup, so was I
May 26, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Jayant Narlikar stood at the intersection of intellect and imagination, of science and society, of cosmos and conscience. He did not merely observe the universe. He belonged to it.
Hindustan Times 21 May 2025
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Hindustan Times 21 May 2025
www.pressreader.com/india/hindus...
May 24, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Jayant Narlikar stood at the intersection of intellect and imagination, of science and society, of cosmos and conscience. He did not merely observe the universe. He belonged to it.
Hindustan Times 21 May 2025
www.pressreader.com/india/hindus...
Hindustan Times 21 May 2025
www.pressreader.com/india/hindus...
Having this detector on Indian soil, on the other side of the world from the American observatories, will dramatically improve our ability to localize the sources of gravitational waves
www.nature.com/articles/d44...
www.nature.com/articles/d44...
India to begin construction of gravitational wave project
A remote 174-acre tract of land in central India is about to become one of the most sensitive listening posts in the universe
www.nature.com
April 29, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Having this detector on Indian soil, on the other side of the world from the American observatories, will dramatically improve our ability to localize the sources of gravitational waves
www.nature.com/articles/d44...
www.nature.com/articles/d44...
Hindustan Times, 26 April 2025
April 29, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Hindustan Times, 26 April 2025
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An astonishing headline reporting on new observations from a team led to Nikku Madhusudhan claims they’ve found ‘hints of life’ on a planet orbiting a dwarf star some 124 light years away. What’s going on? (1/n) www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... 🔭 🧪
Promising hints of life found on distant planet K2-18b
Scientists find new but tentative evidence that a faraway world orbiting another star may be home to life.
www.bbc.co.uk
April 17, 2025 at 3:24 AM
An astonishing headline reporting on new observations from a team led to Nikku Madhusudhan claims they’ve found ‘hints of life’ on a planet orbiting a dwarf star some 124 light years away. What’s going on? (1/n) www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... 🔭 🧪
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Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.
April 15, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.
This was a memorable experience last week at the Coal India Kolkata Literary Meet at the Alipore Horticultural Gardens in Kolkata. Venki Ramakrishnan is a remarkable scientist, humble and brilliant, and it was fun talkimg to him about his new book “Why we Die”.
youtu.be/A8OAjGGXuHI
youtu.be/A8OAjGGXuHI
Why We Die
YouTube video by Kolkata Literary Meet
youtu.be
January 29, 2025 at 5:04 PM
This was a memorable experience last week at the Coal India Kolkata Literary Meet at the Alipore Horticultural Gardens in Kolkata. Venki Ramakrishnan is a remarkable scientist, humble and brilliant, and it was fun talkimg to him about his new book “Why we Die”.
youtu.be/A8OAjGGXuHI
youtu.be/A8OAjGGXuHI
“ISRO has demonstrated it is good at launching and putting things in orbit, as well as landing. Now, docking is an important part of upcoming missions – and ISRO is now graduating to a very, very significant level…” my comment on the #ISRO #SPADEX mission
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India succeeds in historic space docking mission: Why it’s a big deal
Only the US, Russia and China have previously docked in space. The expertise is critical for advanced missions.
aje.io
January 19, 2025 at 6:32 PM
“ISRO has demonstrated it is good at launching and putting things in orbit, as well as landing. Now, docking is an important part of upcoming missions – and ISRO is now graduating to a very, very significant level…” my comment on the #ISRO #SPADEX mission
aje.io/fzul7x
aje.io/fzul7x
January 4: it’s Perihelion Day today!
The Earth's orbit around the Sun is an ellipse.
We are closest to the Sun (perihelion) today, January 4, 2025 at 6.58 pm Indian time, when the Earth about 147 million km from the Sun. At aphelion last July 3, 2024, the Earth was 152 million km away.
The Earth's orbit around the Sun is an ellipse.
We are closest to the Sun (perihelion) today, January 4, 2025 at 6.58 pm Indian time, when the Earth about 147 million km from the Sun. At aphelion last July 3, 2024, the Earth was 152 million km away.
January 4, 2025 at 7:35 PM
January 4: it’s Perihelion Day today!
The Earth's orbit around the Sun is an ellipse.
We are closest to the Sun (perihelion) today, January 4, 2025 at 6.58 pm Indian time, when the Earth about 147 million km from the Sun. At aphelion last July 3, 2024, the Earth was 152 million km away.
The Earth's orbit around the Sun is an ellipse.
We are closest to the Sun (perihelion) today, January 4, 2025 at 6.58 pm Indian time, when the Earth about 147 million km from the Sun. At aphelion last July 3, 2024, the Earth was 152 million km away.
Former US President Jimmy Carter passed away last Sunday. Much has been written about his kindness, humility and indomitable spirit. For me, he holds the distinction of having signed the letter that has reached the farthest from Earth (now 25 billion km away, launched on the Voyager in 1977).
January 1, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Former US President Jimmy Carter passed away last Sunday. Much has been written about his kindness, humility and indomitable spirit. For me, he holds the distinction of having signed the letter that has reached the farthest from Earth (now 25 billion km away, launched on the Voyager in 1977).
Indian students last year spent $60 billion at foreign Universities, >10x the annual budget of the Indian Government for Higher Education.
I discuss in today’s #TheHindu the key areas India must focus on to aspire to become the destination of choice for students worldwide. #AshokaUniversity
I discuss in today’s #TheHindu the key areas India must focus on to aspire to become the destination of choice for students worldwide. #AshokaUniversity
December 30, 2024 at 1:32 PM
Indian students last year spent $60 billion at foreign Universities, >10x the annual budget of the Indian Government for Higher Education.
I discuss in today’s #TheHindu the key areas India must focus on to aspire to become the destination of choice for students worldwide. #AshokaUniversity
I discuss in today’s #TheHindu the key areas India must focus on to aspire to become the destination of choice for students worldwide. #AshokaUniversity
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Zakir Hussain's 1987 documentary for the Indian Films Division is a masterpiece that explains the history and structure of Hindustani classical music. With his expertise and narrative style, he guides viewers while visiting many of India’s most beautiful historical sites.
youtu.be/Yj3XjNxCO5I?...
youtu.be/Yj3XjNxCO5I?...
Khayal - A Musical Journey - Hindustani Classical Music (1987) - Narrated by Zakir Hussain
YouTube video by Xavi Ganjam
youtu.be
December 24, 2024 at 12:43 PM
Zakir Hussain's 1987 documentary for the Indian Films Division is a masterpiece that explains the history and structure of Hindustani classical music. With his expertise and narrative style, he guides viewers while visiting many of India’s most beautiful historical sites.
youtu.be/Yj3XjNxCO5I?...
youtu.be/Yj3XjNxCO5I?...
The Icarus of our age: #NASA #ParkerSolarProbe will fly closest to the Sun-only 9 times the Sun's radius - the nearest any human-made object has ever been to our closest star.
Nasa solar probe to make its closest ever pass of sun on Christmas Eve
Nasa solar probe to make its closest ever pass of sun on Christmas Eve
Mission teams will lose direct contact with Parker probe while it passes 3.8 million miles from sun’s surface
Nasa’s pioneering Parker solar probe is poised to make its closest ever approach of the sun on Christmas Eve, a record-setting 3.8m miles (6.2m…
www.theguardian.com
December 24, 2024 at 7:41 PM
The Icarus of our age: #NASA #ParkerSolarProbe will fly closest to the Sun-only 9 times the Sun's radius - the nearest any human-made object has ever been to our closest star.
#Nature Science index finds #Kolkata to be the top Indian city for scientific research, closely followed by Bengaluru. Apart from the long research tradition of the City, many of the best students still come to academia. In today’s #TimesofIndia
epaper.indiatimes.com/article-shar...
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December 22, 2024 at 4:15 PM
#Nature Science index finds #Kolkata to be the top Indian city for scientific research, closely followed by Bengaluru. Apart from the long research tradition of the City, many of the best students still come to academia. In today’s #TimesofIndia
epaper.indiatimes.com/article-shar...
epaper.indiatimes.com/article-shar...
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galaxies are so beautiful 🌌
December 5, 2024 at 2:40 AM
galaxies are so beautiful 🌌
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MeerKAT Pulsar Timing Array team has announced evidence for the Gravitational Wave Background (GWB)!
@cosmicrami.com had a chat with lead author @astromattmiles.bsky.social from @ozgrav.bsky.social
www.spaceaustralia.com/feature/mpta...
📸 C. Knox/Swinburne/OzGrav/SARAO
#SpaceAustralia 🔭🧪
1/3
@cosmicrami.com had a chat with lead author @astromattmiles.bsky.social from @ozgrav.bsky.social
www.spaceaustralia.com/feature/mpta...
📸 C. Knox/Swinburne/OzGrav/SARAO
#SpaceAustralia 🔭🧪
1/3
December 3, 2024 at 12:01 AM
MeerKAT Pulsar Timing Array team has announced evidence for the Gravitational Wave Background (GWB)!
@cosmicrami.com had a chat with lead author @astromattmiles.bsky.social from @ozgrav.bsky.social
www.spaceaustralia.com/feature/mpta...
📸 C. Knox/Swinburne/OzGrav/SARAO
#SpaceAustralia 🔭🧪
1/3
@cosmicrami.com had a chat with lead author @astromattmiles.bsky.social from @ozgrav.bsky.social
www.spaceaustralia.com/feature/mpta...
📸 C. Knox/Swinburne/OzGrav/SARAO
#SpaceAustralia 🔭🧪
1/3
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JWST image of NGC 3596.
Processed NIRCam (white) + MIRI (red) data by @yuvharpaz.bsky.social
nerdculture.de/@yuvharpaz/1...
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Processed NIRCam (white) + MIRI (red) data by @yuvharpaz.bsky.social
nerdculture.de/@yuvharpaz/1...
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December 3, 2024 at 7:00 PM
JWST image of NGC 3596.
Processed NIRCam (white) + MIRI (red) data by @yuvharpaz.bsky.social
nerdculture.de/@yuvharpaz/1...
🔭 🧪
Processed NIRCam (white) + MIRI (red) data by @yuvharpaz.bsky.social
nerdculture.de/@yuvharpaz/1...
🔭 🧪
Today A R Rahman visited #AshokaUniversity We persuaded him to interact with the students, and even though this is just before the exams, 1500 students showed up. ARR patiently answered many questions, and then, in answer to a question, he walked over to the piano, and magic happened.
December 3, 2024 at 6:20 PM
Today A R Rahman visited #AshokaUniversity We persuaded him to interact with the students, and even though this is just before the exams, 1500 students showed up. ARR patiently answered many questions, and then, in answer to a question, he walked over to the piano, and magic happened.
#IdeaExchange at the #IndianExpress - I had a great conversation, moderated by Amitabh Sinha. indianexpress.com/article/indi...
November 20, 2024 at 7:31 PM
#IdeaExchange at the #IndianExpress - I had a great conversation, moderated by Amitabh Sinha. indianexpress.com/article/indi...