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Pavel Cherenkov, the Soviet scientist, won the 1958 #NobelPrize in Physics for discovering Cherenkov radiation, the blue glow emitted when charged particles travel faster than light in a medium like air or water. Cherenkov telescopes use this phenomenon to study gamma rays and other cosmic events by capturing the light produced when these particles interact with the atmosphere. Did you know that India has a Cherenkov connection? India recently launched the Major Atmospheric Cherenkov Experiment

The Square Kilometer Array (SKA), the largest combined radio telescope in the world, is set to revolutionize our understanding of the cosmos. With international collaboration led by China's research institute, it's a project powered by human curiosity to answer fundamental questions about our place in the universe. #science #astronomy #ska #darkmatter #physics #space #fyp #uap | CGTNEurope