India’s new telescope, installed at Hanle in Ladakh, has been operationalised. The telescope, which will provide clues on how heavy elements are cooked inside a star and what is the final fate of such stars, is located close to the same site where the existing Chandra telescope was installed in 2000. The telescope is part of a worldwide network of 18 observatories known as Global Relay of Observatories Watching Transients Happen. These observatories study events like supernovae, black hole mergers, and near-earth asteroids.

India’s new telescope, installed at Hanle in Ladakh, has been operationalised. The telescope, which will provide clues on how heavy elements are cooked inside a star and what is the final fate of such stars, is located close to the same site where the existing Chandra telescope was installed in 2000. The telescope is part of a worldwide network of 18 observatories known as Global Relay of Observatories Watching Transients Happen. These observatories study events like supernovae, black hole mergers, and near-earth asteroids.