Celestial Hour
One hour. One astronomer. One universe to explore
A live webinar series for everyone who has ever looked up and wanted to know more, hosted by the people who do.
Yogesh Wadadekar
Astronomer | Professor, National Centre for Radio Astrophysics (Tata Institute of Fundamental Research)
Yogesh Wadadekar is an Indian astronomer with over two decades of experience in galaxy evolution, radio astronomy, and the application of machine learning in astrophysics. His work has contributed to major international collaborations, including the Square Kilometre Array.
He has held research roles at leading global institutions and authored over 100 scientific publications. Besides research, he is a passionate educator and science communicator, known for making complex astronomical concepts accessible to diverse audiences.
Webinar
Discovery of the Alaknanda galaxy
Alaknanda is the earliest large, disk-dominated spiral galaxy discovered so far. Alaknanda is unusually massive, unusually large, and unusually well-structured galaxy seen just 1.5 billion years after the Big Bang. The talk will describe the process behind this extraordinary discovery made with JWST observations and the implications of the discovery for our current theories of galaxy formation and evolution.
Date: 24 April 2026
Time: 5:00 pm IST
Conversations That Bring the Universe Closer
The universe is 13.8 billion years old, and it is full of mysteries. At Starscapes Experiences, we believe the best way to fall in love with the cosmos is to hear about it from the people who have devoted their lives to it. That’s why we are introducing Celestial hour, a free, live webinar series where eminent astronomers, astrophysicists, and space scientists join us to share their discoveries, and their stories.
Whether you’re an enthusiastic stargazer, a student of science, or simply someone who has looked up at the night sky and felt the pull of something vast, these conversations are for you. Each session is an intimate, unhurried dialogue: part lecture, part storytelling, part live Q&A. No jargon walls. Just real science, real passion, and the kind of perspective that only comes from spending a career looking outward.
From dark-sky expeditions to deep-field imaging, from black hole research to the search for exoplanets, our speakers bring the frontier to you.
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