Odisha Astronomer Kailash Sahu Directly Measured the Mass of a Star
A team of scientists led by an Odia born astronomer Kailash Sahu in the US has directly measured the mass of a star for the first time using principles of Albert Einstein’s century-old theory that says gravity bends light.
The team led by Sahu observed a white dwarf star known as Stein 2051B located about 17 light years from the Earth just as it passed in front of a more distant star. Before finalizing on the white dwarf star, Sahu and his colleagues searched more than 5,000 stars for the right alignment that would help them weigh a star.