Jasjeet Singh Bagla

Continuing the Astro Alumni series of talks at IISER Mohali

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I have a post-doctoral opening in my group. If you are working in one of the following areas: Galaxy Formation, Science with the 21cm line, Gravitation Lensing, then please drop a message.

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Autistic girls much less likely to be diagnosed, study says By age 20 diagnosis rates for men and women almost equal, research finds, challenging assumptions of gender discrepancy

Fascinating study, casting much doubt on the ubiquity of the "overdiagnosis" myth www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

Spiti, Himachal Pradesh: Meet the women protecting India's snow leopards The women brave biting cold to count and conserve a predator once seen as a threat in their villages.

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2026 Summer Student Research Assistantships

Calling all undergrad and graduate students looking for summer research opportunities! The application deadline is approaching quickly for the 2026 summer student program at the NSF NRAO/GBO.

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YouTube video by Hildegard von Blingin' We Didn't Start the Fire (Bardcore | Medieval/Renaissance Style Cover)

This is so my jam. Just like when I first heard the original as an ignorant teen, I have to look up almost everything mentioned.

Public lecture on radio astronomy at IISER Mohali. All are welcome.

We are starting a series of talks by Astro Alumni at IISER Mohali.

And in 1st place, 2025’s most loved painting was…

“Forest Meeting”
Acrylic on chestnut oak leaf
(From the Wildlife Collection) 🍁

I’m counting down to 2026 with the top 5 most loved paintings from this year!

In 3rd place is…
“Golden Creekside”
Acrylic on beech leaf
(From the Autumn Collection) 🍁

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Good to see such initiatives.

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The cover of the Nature Astronomy journal, dated November 2025, Volume 9, issue 11. This issue celebrates the 30th anniversary of the detection of the very first exoplanet orbiting a main-sequence star.

On the cover of Nature Astronomy: Thirty years of new worlds

The orrery on the cover displays the amazing variety of planets and planetary systems we have discovered outside our Solar System. 🧪🔭 @natastron.nature.com

Image: Ethan Kruse. Design: Bethany Vukomanovic
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I think QM leading up to atoms and molecules (for spectra, energy levels, selection rules) is important. As is statistical mechanics and basic nuclear and particle physics.

Group photo from the first IUCAA-NCRA introductory summer school in astronomy (June 1990)

Naresh escorting S Chandrasekhar and Lalitha for the dedication ceremony of IUCAA (Dec.1992)

Our last meeting: a lunch get together (March 2025).

It is difficult to accept that Naresh Dadhich is no more. He was a teacher, a mentor and a friend. I first met him during the first IUCAA-NCRA summer school in June 1990. He was a very fine human being who used his position on behalf of those who did not have a voice.

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Apply to Write for Astrobites 2025! Love astronomy, astrophysics, and science communication? Come join the Astrobites team! Applications due November 26th.

Are you a grad student interested in writing for Astrobites, or do you know one? We're recruiting! Apply by November 26 :)

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The comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) and the Ursa Major constellation, both reflected on the still waters of Seč Lake in the Czech Republic, captured two nights ago.

#APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day

Finding Comet Lemmon

Credit: Petr Horálek www.petrhoralek.com / Institute of Physics in Opava

www.star.ucl.ac.uk/~apod/apod/a... 🧪🔭

US Astronomy Graduate Admissions, AY 2025-2026

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While this gives students what they think is an impressive looking CV, they end up being nervous wrecks. Often very poor on understanding and very low on confidence. I hope policymakers will review such policies in view of the mental health impact.

This is leading to a situation where each student is taking on academic load which is at least twice of what they should. It is often more because they also enroll in one off courses online, or audit courses in person, or start internships. Often all of the above.

Today on mental health day, I would like to highlight a source of stress that I see amongst young students.

The University Grants Commission in India has permitted students to pursue two degrees at the same time. A number of students feel that they must do it or they will be left behind.

IAU Commission B1 website: iaub1commission.github.io/index/

Challenges and Innovations in Computational Astrophysics (CHAICA VI) to be organized at IISER Mohali, India during Sep.29 - Oct.2, 2025.

Workshop alert: Computational Astrophysics

#Astrophysics #Astronomy

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