The Variable Sun: Past, Present, and Future Perspectives
Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre and IIST, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
Dates: 13-17 October, 2025
Website: https://events.iist.ac.in/TVS
This international workshop will focus on current understanding and recent insights related…
Please find attached the SkyNews for August 2025.
Arvind Paranjpye
Nehru Planetarium, Mumbai
Dear Members,
This is to inform you that the tenth edition of the Indo-French Astronomical School on Spectroscopy and Spectrographs (IFAS10) will be hosted in IUCAA.
IFAS10 is the tenth edition of a series of schools co-organized by the Center for Research in Astrophysics Lyon (CRAL) and the Inter-University Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA) in Pune, India.
The…
The last date to submit abstracts for the ASI Symposium 003 on Cosmic Vision 2047- Solar and Planetary Dynamics through Observations and AI/ML has been extended up to 27th July 2025.
Symposium Dates: 08–10 September 2025
Venue: JECRC University, Jaipur
Submit abstract and explore details here:
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The Astrophysical Sciences Division of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) is organizing the 3rd DAE-BRNS School on Very High Energy Astrophysics at GOALS, Mount Abu, Rajasthan, during October 15-18, 2025. It is intended for the Post Graduate Students (final year M.Sc.) and early Ph.D. scholars from the higher education institutions/universities in the country. More details…
We are delighted to inform you that we have recently published the 10th issue of DOOT, the student-led e-magazine of the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA). The DOOT magazine features over 130 articles covering a wide range of content, including interviews with eminent scientists, research-based review articles, simplified explanations of scientific topics, personal…
The 3.6m Devasthal Optical Telescope (DOT) is accepting proposals for observing Cycle 2025-C2. The deadline for receiving these proposals is August 1, 2025, 5:00 PM IST. All interested astronomers and research teams are invited to submit their proposals before the deadline. Please find more information from the following links.
Proposal Submission Portal:…
We’re pleased to share the Dec 2024 – Feb 2025 issue of Orbit, ICSP’s quarterly newsletter, edited by Dr. Tamal Basak. This edition features the Silver Jubilee Closing Ceremony, an educational visit to DRDO’s Integrated Test Range, academic events, research publications, and notable media coverage. Please find the attached newsletter for more information.
Best regards,
Dr. Devendra…
Dear Colleagues,
The BRICS ASTRONOMY WORKSHOP on Multi-Messenger and Multi-Wavelength Transients will be held in São José dos Campos, near São Paulo, Brazil on October 13 and 14, 2025. This meeting is part of the CNPq/MCTI BRICS STI Framework Programme, dedicated to BRICS multilateral collaboration in Astronomy. Scientists from all BRICS countries are invited to attend…
The IUCAA International Conference entitled: "Stellar Variability: Taking the Pulse of the Universe", will be held at IUCAA, Pune, India, between November 24-28, 2025. The deadline for Abstract submission and Registration is 30th June 2025. Please find more information from the following links.
Register and submit abstract here --…
Please find attached the SkyNews for July 2025.
Arvind Paranjpye
Nehru Planetarium, Mumbai
Please find attached the SkyNews for June 2025.
Arvind Paranjpye
Nehru Planetarium, Mumbai
Department of Physics, MNIT Jaipur is organizing an Online Training cum Summer Internship Program on "Space Radiation Shielding & Spacecraft Protection" from June 5 to July 4, 2025. This program is open to students (UG/PG), faculty members, and industry professionals from interdisciplinary areas of Science and Engineering who are interested in the emerging field of…
Manipal Centre for Natural Sciences (MCNS), Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) is organising a national level school on "Analysis and Statistical Modelling of Space Science Data" from 7th July to 12 July, 2025 at MCNS, Manipal, Karnataka. Last date of application is on 06th June 2025. The flyer is attached.
Thanks and Regards,
Dr. Sreejith…
Centre for Research in Environmental Sustainability, JECRC University and Department of Physics, School of Sciences, JECRC University, Jaipur in collaboration with the Astronomical Society of India (ASI), is organizing a Symposium on "Cosmic Vision 2047: Solar and Planetary Dynamics through Observations and AI/ML".
Dates: September, 8th-10th, 2025
Venue: JECRC…
The Indian Institute of Space Science & Technology (IIST) announces the 13th IIST Astronomy & Astrophysics School (IAAS2025), which will be held from June 30–July 9, 2025, at IIST. The school is open for students who are pursuing their M.Sc. Physics (who are completing their first year), Integrated M.Sc. (completing their 4th year), and B. Tech Engineering Physics (completing their 3rd…
We are pleased to announce the next International Space Weather Initiative (ISWI) Webinar of 2025 by Dr. K. Sankarasubramanian scheduled for May 28th, 2025 at 3 PM Central European Time (9 AM EDT; 7:30 PM IST). Starting this year, ISWI Webinar will be scheduled every 2-month. To watch past Webinars, please check the following link: …
A Hands-on Workshop with JWST and UVIT is one of the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR)'s Capacity Building Activities. The workshop trains participants to use public data from JWST & UVIT for scientific research.
Venue: CHRIST University, Bangalore
Date: October 20-31, 2025
Website:…
A seminar titled Advances in Cosmology sponsored by IUCAA from 15-16 July 2025 will be hosted by the Center of Excellence in Astronomy and Astrophysics, Department of Physics and Electronics, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru, which will offer a valuable platform for participants to learn about recent developments and advances in cosmology,…
The Chemical department, GITAM University and IIST together is organising the ASI Symposium 004 on Genesis and Evolution of Organics in Space (2nd symposium of OiS) GITAM University, Bengaluru, India from July 16th to 18th, 2025.
The Symposium on Genesis and Evolution of Organics in Space is a multidisciplinary event aimed at exploring the molecular origins of life, both on Earth…
We are delighted to announce the 3rd Young Astrophysicists of Today’s India (YATI3), to be held from 7 to 9 October 2025 at the Indian Centre for Space Physics (ICSP)’s integrated campus in Kolkata. This conference revives the spirit of the earlier YATI meetings organized in 1999 and 2001 under the leadership of Prof. Sandip K. Chakrabarti.
YATI3 aims to celebrate the…
Challenges and Innovations in Computational Astrophysics VI, a hybrid meeting covering all areas of Computational Astrophysics. This is the 6th edition of the ChaICA series of meetings on computational astrophysics organised by IAU Commission B1: Computational Astrophysics. The meeting provides a forum especially for early-career researchers to present to their peers their…
Dear All,
There will be an NCRA Colloquium by Andrea Botteon at 4 PM on Monday, April 28, 2025, in the NCRA Auditorium. The colloquium will also be broadcast over Zoom.
The Zoom details are:
https://zoom.us/j/98059891418?pwd=Q04DqpEzp8KcZmgBJah8z51w0hdIEn.1
Meeting ID: 980…
Please find attached the SkyNews for May 2025.
Arvind Paranjpye
Nehru Planetarium, Mumbai
International Conference on Stellar Variability at IUCAA between November 24-28, 2025 -- Register Now
First announcement and registration opening
We are pleased to announce the IUCAA International Conference entitled: "Stellar Variability: Taking the Pulse of the Universe", to be held at IUCAA, Pune, India, between November 24-28, 2025. This conference will…
Venue: Dept. of Physics, University of Calicut (India)
Dates: 4 - 7 November 2025
Email: binaconsortium@gmail.com
As detailed in the first announcement, the fourth BINA Workshop is being organized at the Department of…
The Fast Radio Transient Sky (FTSky, https://www.icts.res.in/program/FTSky) 2025, a school-cum-conference, will be held from October 6–17, 2025, at the International Centre for Theoretical Sciences (ICTS) in Bengaluru, India. During the school week (October 6–10), preference will be given to PhD students and postdoctoral…
Statistical Techniques for Astronomy Research (STAR) is a six-day workshop on astro-statistics for early-career PhD students in astronomy. The school is planned to be held at VBО, Kavalur, from June 30 to July 5, 2025. The objective of the school is to introduce students to modern statistical concepts, tools, and techniques as applied to research in astronomy and astrophysics…
The third MALS data release, consisting of Galactic HI 21-cm line spectra of about 20,000 radio sources, is public now. This represents the largest Galactic HI absorption line catalog to date. The new catalog and accompanying scientific results of this study are described in Gupta et al. (2025), accepted for publication…
The Infosys Science Foundation calls for nominations for the Infosys Prize 2025. The Infosys Prize is given for an invention, innovation or distinct achievement.
Nominees must be of Indian origin working anywhere in the world or anyone whose work impacts India and must be 40 years or younger as of November 1, 2025 to be eligible. The nominators will be invited to the nomination…
