Tag Archives: Mauna Kea

Does science have trouble seeing governments?

Posted on January 17, 2025 by

From ‘Energy megaproject in Chile threatens the world’s largest telescopes’, Science, January 10, 2025: The AES project would occupy several sites totaling 3000 hectares, and the plants making hydrogen and ammonia with renewable energy would be sited just 5 kilometers from … Continue reading →

Posted in Analysis, Scicomm, Science | Tagged carbon credits, Cerro Armazones, Cerro Paranal, Chile, clean energy, European Southern Observatory, Extremely Large Telescope, Mauna Kea, Science journal, SpaceX Starlink, Thirty Meter Telescope, Very Large Telescope | Comments Off

Playing the devil’s advocate on Starlink

Posted on November 15, 2019 by

After SpaceX began to launch its Starlink satellite constellation to facilitate global internet coverage, astronomers began complaining that the satellites are likely to interfere with stargazing schemes, especially those of large, sensitive telescopes. Spaceflight stakeholders also began to worry, especially … Continue reading →

Posted in Op-eds, Science | Tagged Challakere science city, Elon Musk, environmentalism, India-based Neutrino Observatory, ISRO, Kulasekarapattinam, low-cost internet, Mauna Kea, mega-constellation, non-rivalry, Outer Space Treaty, satellite constellation, space-based internet, SpaceX, Starlink, Sterlite, Thirty Meter Telescope, Thoothukudi | Comments Off

Why Indian science projects must plan for cultural conversations, too

Posted on May 21, 2015 by

The Wire May 18, 2015 What should be the priority for science in India? Nature journal published answers from ten scientists in India it had asked this question to on May 13. One of the scientists was Prof. Naba Mondal, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Ambarappa Perumal, India-based Neutrino Observatory, Mauna Kea, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Thirty Metre Telescope | Comments Off

Curious Bends – WhatsApp doc, nuclear nonsense, AIDS in Mizoram and more

Posted on May 4, 2015 by

1. As they amass a bigger nuclear arsenal, both India and Pakistan also attend a non-proliferation conference every year “While most of the momentum behind the humanitarian initiative comes from non-nuclear weapons states, its success ultimately depends on how it influences … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Ahnighoto, AIDS epidemic, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Mauna Kea, nuclear nonproliferation, public healthcare, seismology, Thirty Meter Telescope, Tuberculosis, US Geological Survey, WhatsApp doctors | Comments Off