NuSTAR measures magnetic field of a Supergiant Fast X-ray Transient

I led the NuSTAR team in studying IGRJ17544-2619, a "Supergiant Fast X-ray Transient". We detected a X-ray cyclotron line, and thus obtained the first measurements of the magnetic fields in such objects — a long-sought breakthrough. Here are some links to the press coverage:

• "City scientist leads international team in demystifying cosmic phenomenon", The Times of India, 2 Dec 2014. [ Original link ]
• "Why stars feast and fast partly resolved", The Hindu, 22 Jan 2015. [ Original link | PDF copy ]
• (Italian): "Spazio: la coppia di stelle poco magnetiche", Globalist, 26 Nov 2014. [ Original link | PDF copy | English PDF (translated by Google) ]
• "Reaching for the stars", Pune Mirror, 4 Jan 2015. [ Original link | PDF copy ]
• "IUCAA astronomer sheds new light on our understanding of binary neutron stars", interview at Spacetime Rocks, 18 Dec 2014. [ Original link ]
• (Marathi): "Yugul taryanchya prakashmanatet honarya badalanche kode ulgadnyat yash", Loksatta, 3 Dec 2014. [ Original link | JPG copy ]
• (Marathi): "Dwaiti taryanchya X-ray che rahasya ata ulgadnaar", Maharashtra Times, 2 Dec 2024 [ IUCAA library link ]

Indian launches Mangalyaan

I was not directly involved in any aspect of Mangalyaan. As I have worked on a NASA mission and an ISRO mission, I was interviewed by France 24 news channel, seeking my response on India's maiden, highly successful Mars mission. Here's the link to the video. My interview starts around 2:55, following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks around 1:30.

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