NASA has picked Bengaluru-born astronomer Dr. Ramya Anche as Principal Investigator for PUFFINS, a space telescope mission worth $20 million. The acronym PUFFINS expands to Polarimetry in the Ultraviolet to Find Features in Interstellar dust. Designed as a small satellite mission, it will fly a 10-inch ultraviolet space telescope positioned in low Earth orbit, with Dr. Anche steering the project in her role as Principal Investigator.