Indian Astronomer Shrinivas Kulkarni Wins UK’s Top Astronomy Medal | WION
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Published: Jan 13, 2026, 09:21 IST | Updated: Jan 13, 2026, 09:21 IST
US based Indian astronomer Professor Shrinivas Kulkarni has won the Royal Astronomical Society’s Gold Medal, one of the world’s most prestigious science honours. The Maharashtra born Caltech professor was recognised for his field defining work in time domain astronomy, including discoveries of brown dwarfs, gamma ray bursts and fast cosmic events that have transformed modern astrophysics.
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