An international team of solar physicists led by the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) have traced giant tides of plasma beneath the Sunâs surface at a region called near-surface shear layer (NSSL). According to a study published in the Astrophysical Journal Letters, the plasmaâs currents shift with the Sunâs magnetic heartbeat and could have a…
The Aditya-L1 mission is Indiaâs first scientific mission dedicated to studying the Sun. | Photo Credit: X/Ani/ISRO Scientists from the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) have reported observations of a flareless coronal mass ejection (CME) from the solar atmosphere with the Visible Emission Line Coronagraph (VELC) instrument onboard Aditya-L1 mission. The Aditya-L1 mission is Indiaâs…
Vampire stars, known as blue straggler stars (BSS), defy simple models of stellar evolution and show many characteristics of younger stars. Photo: PIB Team of astronomers from the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) have made the discovery that a vampire star has been rejuvenating its youth by sucking up material from a companion in the…
