This has got to be the busiest week for astronomy enthusiasts. Besides the ‘alignment’ of five planets, two asteroids, and one comet this week, the best meteor shower of the year will reach its peak activity. Here’s everything you need …
“Look in the southwest direction soon after sunset. You’ll see Jupiter and Saturn become a ‘double star’ as the two planets make their closest approach to each other in more than 500 years.” Remember the excitement during this time last …
In 1969, the Apollo 10 astronauts heard something unusual on the far side of the Moon. Apollo 10 lost contact with the mission control and started receiving a mysterious radio signal. This signal could not be from the Earth because …
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From detecting water in a distant galaxy to demonstrating an effect that can make matter invisible, November 2021 has treated us with some of the most exciting discoveries of the year. Here is a list of the top six discoveries …
Astronomically speaking, 2021 was a great year so far. We had four supermoons, the century’s longest partial lunar eclipse, planet parade in August, and the triple conjunction of Mercury, Jupiter, and Saturn in January. But the year is all set …
On January 3 this year, Senior research specialist Greg Leonard at Mt. Lemmon Observatory discovered a faint speck. The 19th magnitude speck was an incoming comet, now called A1 Leonard (or simply comet Leonard). This comet will pass the closest to the …
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The last lunar eclipse of the year will take place on November 19. Although it’s a partial lunar eclipse, 97% of the Moon’s surface will be covered in the Earth’s shadow, making it an almost total lunar eclipse. Here’s everything …
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In 1974, from the Arecibo telescope in Puerto Rico, USA, a message in the form of radio waves was broadcast out in the universe, specifically, aimed at the center of the galaxy M13. 47 years ago, We marked the first-ever …
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Imagine the two brightest objects in the night sky playing hide and seek with each other. The lunar occultation of Venus is one of the most spectacular astronomical events of November and here is everything you must know. What is …
Watch Venus Hide Behind The Moon In A Spectacular Astronomical Event This Month. Read More »
Hello folks! How did October treat you? Well, coming to research in astronomy and physics, October turned out to be quite a happening month with its share of some of the groundbreaking discoveries. From detecting radio signals from the center …
Winters are almost here in the Northern Hemisphere and the sky is in transition. The summer constellations such as Scorpion, Sagittarius, and Capricornus are making way for Orion, Taurus, Aries, etc. November 2021 has a variety of astronomical events in …
Our solar system is home to some of the most powerful storms ever observed, be it Jupiter’s great red spot, Neptune’s dark spot, or the dusty Martian storms. However, none of these is even close to the giant solar storm …
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October is the month of meteor showers. In this month of fall, on average, one meteor shower peaks every four days. So October 2021 is an exciting month for sky gazers. October 2021 began with Andromeda reaching its highest point …
According to our best understanding of the universe, about 13.8 billion years ago, the “Big Bang” took place. Then, a massive expansion occurred, which blew up a possible singularity like a balloon, eventually giving birth to our universe. As every …
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A question that many people ask astronomers is, ‘How do you people know so much about the universe?’ When I talk about the stars, galaxies, their sizes, temperatures, etc., I am frequently asked how do you guys measure all this. …
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