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Researchers explore open cluster NGC 2506 with AstroSat

Indian astronomers investigated an open cluster known as NGC 2506 using the AstroSat spacecraft. The study identified over 2,000 member stars of this cluster and provided new information about its properties. On August 29, the findings were published in Monthly Notices of the Royal...

X-ray binary GX 3+1 investigated with AstroSat

Indian astronomers used the AstroSat spacecraft to investigate GX 3+1, a low-mass X-ray binary. The research provided more information about GX 3+1's properties and detected a thermonuclear burst from this source. The findings are detailed in a paper published on arXiv.org on June 15. X-ray...

Using the AstroSat spacecraft astronomers have inspected a galactic globular cluster known as NGC 5053

Indian astronomers examined NGC 5053, a galactic globular cluster, using the AstroSat satellite. The findings of the study, which were published on the arXiv pre-print portal on May 27, shed light on the star population of this cluster. Globular clusters (GCs) are clumps of stars...