Indian-origin astrophysicist Shri Kulkarni has received the Royal Astronomical Society’s Gold Medal, its highest honour, for revolutionizing time-domain astronomy. His groundbreaking work, from discovering millisecond pulsars to developing advanced sky-scanning instruments like ZTF, has transformed our understanding of the universe’s dynamic nature. This prestigious award recognizes his immense contributions to astrophysics.
Pluto takes 248 years to go around the Sun and it will complete its orbit in 2178
Pluto, once considered the ninth planet, was reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006 because it shares its orbital path with other objects. Despite its demotion, this distant world continues…
