Eight asteroids detected by 16 students of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas, under the Khagolshala Asteroid Search Campaign 2021 were conferred the “Provisional Status” by the International Astronomical Search Collaboration.
What is Khagolshala Asteroid Search Campaign?
- Khagolshala Asteroid Search Campaign or KASC trains students of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas to detect asteroids. The campaign is an initiative of the Office of Principal Scientific Adviser, Government of India,and SPACE Foundation.
- Khagolshala Asteroids Search Campaign (KASC ) is the India chapter of an international student research program that has got students involved in the search for asteroids.
About SPACE Foundation
- SPACE Foundation was established in 2001, to popularize science and inculcate scientific temperament among the masses especially students in India.
