Dr Vithal Tilvi, the Goan astronomer who found a galaxy far far away

Vithal Tilvi Goan astonomer

It’s not uncommon for us to look up at the night sky, and wonder what lies beyond. Billions of stars staring back at us, celestial bodies that all converge to create one of life’s greatest mysteries. For thousands of years, scientists have tried to figure out what lies beyond the farthest reaches of space, and […]

Kalpana Chawla National Scholarship for Goan girl?

Kalpana Chawla National Scholarship

Ask most kids what their ambition in life is and a lot of them will answer ‘to be an astronaut’. It’s a fact that Indians have gone far in the world and even more so when it comes to the mysteries of space. In fact, it could soon be the reality for one young Goan […]

Why is tomorrow’s Total Solar Eclipse so special for the US?

Solar Eclipse

Tomorrow, Monday the 21st August, 2017, a Solar Eclipse of a different kind will be experienced in the US after more than 99 years.  This total solar eclipse is special to the USA because it will sweep across mainland US from East to West. The last time America witnessed this was in 1918. The next Solar […]