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Telegraph India - Big Boss of the sky (archived)
Caught in the act: Indian Astronomers study a Rare Luminous Jet Spewed by a Supermassive Black Hole
December 2022The GROWTH-India team obtained key data that helped in the identification and study of a rare, relativistic jetted tidal disruption event.
IITB Press release - Caught in the act: Indian Astronomers study a Rare Luminous Jet Spewed by Supermassive Black Hole
Hindustan Times - International team of astronomers studies rare Tidal Destruction Event (archived)
India Today - Indian telescope observes cosmic violence as dying star comes close to a black hole (archived)
Deccan Herald - Ladakh telescope, Indian astronomers play key role in rare Black Hole discovery (archived)
The Verge - A black hole ripped apart a star and brought together astronomers from around the world (archived)
Dainik Bhasker - स्पेस में मरते तारे और ब्लैक होल की भिड़ंत:अंतरिक्ष में हो रही हिंसा को भारतीय टेलिस्कोप ने कैद किया (archived)
The Sputnik - India's First Robotic Optical Telescope Observes 'Cosmic Violence (archived)
NDTV - Mysterious Bright Sky Flash Was A Black Hole Pointing Straight At Earth, Scientists Say (archived)
MSN - Indian telescope observes cosmic violence as dying star comes close to a black hole (archived)
Republic Bharat - Indian Telescope Observes A Powerful Flash In Sky As Dying Star Comes Near black Hole (archived)
Janta Se Rishta - भारतीय टेलीस्कोप ब्रह्मांडीय हिंसा का अवलोकन करता है क्योंकि मरने वाला तारा ब्लैक होल के करीब आता है (archived)
Samachar Nama - अंतरिक्ष में हिंसा! मरते हुए तारे और ब्लैक होल के बीच हुई भिड़ंत, भारतीय टेलिस्कोप ने जुटाई जानकारी (archived)
Mind Stick - As a fading star approaches a black hole, an Indian telescope witnesses cosmic carnage (archived)
Gadjets360 - अंतरिक्ष में हिंसा! मरते हुए तारे और ब्लैक होल के बीच हुई भिड़ंत, भारतीय टेलिस्कोप ने जुटाई जानकारी (archived)
One India - Dying Star: तारे का मरते दम तक संघर्ष, ब्लैक होल से लिया 'पंगा'! जानिए फिर क्या हुआ अंजाम?
GsGkofficial - Telescope GROWTH - This telescope studied dying stars and super massive black holes (archived)
India Times - Explained: How Did GROWTH India Discover The Black Hole? (archived)
Telegraph India - Big Boss of the sky (archived)
ASI New Discovery Award - Special mention
February 2021GROWTH-India students Kritti Sharma (B.Tech. Mech, IIT Bombay), Kunal Deshmukh (B.Tech. MEMS, IIT Bombay), and Harsh Kumar (Ph.D. Physics, IIT Bombay) were given a special commendation and silver medals under the "ASI New Discovery Award" for the year 2021, for their work in discovering and studying asteroids.
ASI award ceremony - Youtube
Hindustan times - IIT-B students who discovered closest asteroid to earth recognised by ASI
Shiksha.com - IIT Bombay students who discovered closest asteroid to earth recognised by Astronomical Society of India
Closest asteroid
August 2020On August 16, an SUV-sized asteroid soared just 2950 km above the surface of Earth. IIT Bombay students Kunal Deshmukh and Kritti Sharma, working on a research project, discovered this object just hours later using data from the robotic Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) in California. Designated 2020 QG, it is the closest known asteroid to fly by Earth without impacting the planet. The previous known record-holder is asteroid 2011 CQ1, discovered by the Catalina Sky Survey in 2011, which passed above Earth about 1,550 miles (2,500 kilometers) higher than 2020 QG.
Times of India - IIT-Bombay students help discover closest asteroid to fly by earth (archived)
Indian Express - IIT Bombay students discover 2020 QG, closest known asteroid to fly by Earth (archived)
MSN - 2 IIT-Bombay students in team that identified asteroid that flew past earth (archived)
Deccan Herald - IIT Bombay students discover closest known asteroid to fly by Earth (archived)
Hindustan Times - 2 IIT-Bombay students in team that identified asteroid that flew past Earth (archived)
Firstpost Tech2 - IIT-Bombay students discover closest asteroid flyby of Earth ever recorded, experts confirm (archived)
The Tribune - Asteroid which ruffled Earth's gravity [sic] discovered by IIT-B students (archived)
Times Now News - 2 IIT-Bombay students credited with discovering closest asteroid known to fly past Earth (archived)
Free Press Journal - 2 IIT Bombay students find asteroid that came close to earth on Sunday (archived)
The Weather Channel - IIT Bombay Students Spot Closest-Known Asteroid to Fly Past Earth (archived)
Phys.org - Robotic telescope finds closest known asteroid to fly by Earth (archived)
Scienceblog.com - ZTF Finds Closest Known Asteroid to Fly By Earth (archived)
Indiatimes - Car-Sized Asteroid Which Flew Past Earth Unnoticed By NASA [sic] Was Discovered By IIT Bombay Students (archived)
Inshorts - IIT Bombay students discover closest known asteroid to fly by Earth (archived)
First light
June 2018Star Track: India’s first robotic telescope joins 17 others on a galaxy quest - Hindustan Times, 7 July 2018
India’s first robotic telescope begins operations in Ladakh - The New Indian Express, 5 July 2018
India’s First Robotic Telescope Opens Its Eyes to the Universe - The Wire, 3 July 2018
India's new telescope starts observing distant stars - Deccan Herald, 25 June 2018
India's first robotic telescope opens its eyes to universe - UNI (United New of India), 22 June 2018
A tweet from Shri. Parimal Nathwani, Member of Parliament, 21 June 2018
India’s places its first robotic telescope in one of the world’s highest astronomical observatories - Business Insider, 21 June 2018
India’s first robotic telescope in Ladakh begins observing the deep skies - Firstpost, 21 June 2018
India’s first robotic telescope opens its eyes to the universe - The Hindu Businessline, 20 June 2018
India’s First Robotic Telescope Opens Its Eyes to the Universe - Research Stash, 20 June 2018
India’s First Robotic Telescope at Ladakh Opens Its Eyes To the Universe! - The Better India, 20 June 2018
Country's first robotic telescope | देशातील पहिला "रोबोटिक टेलिस्कोप" - Maharashtra times, 19 June 2018