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Perihelion Day 2024: All you need to know about the astronomical event

Perihelion Day happens toward the beginning of January. This celestial event isn't simply a fascinating fact for stargazers and researchers; it also affects our planet and its environment

NASA probe to intercept 'God Of Chaos' Asteroid as it approaches Earth

On April 13, 2029, the asteroid Apophis, or "God of Chaos," is expected to pass close to Earth from just about 20,000 miles away. OSIRIS-APEX has now been launched to explore Apophis

Leonid meteor shower 2023: All details about when and how to watch

The Leonid meteor shower is brought about by the dust and debris abandoned by the comet Tempel-Tuttle. This yearly event will be seen in India, among other countries, from November 3 to December 2

NASA Psyche Mission: All you need to know about metal asteroid mission

NASA launched an asteroid-exploring Psyche mission that may help scientists in finding answers to questions about the solar system and its origin. Here's all you need to know about Psyche mission

NASA's Psyche Mission to launch soon: Everything you need to know

Psyche, NASA's probe to explore a metal asteroid of a similar name, was planned to launch on Oct 12 on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. However, due to bad weather, it postponed to Oct 13 morning

International Astronomy Day 2023: History, Importance and interesting facts

International Astronomy Day is observed two times every year. This Day falls on or close to the first quarter moon. One is celebrated in Spring and the other one in Autumn

Supermoon 2023: How does this blue supermoon impact zodiac signs?

The supermoon or Sturgeon moon will reach its peak at 12 am IST on August 2, 2023. Learn more about the first August full moon and how it will affect the 12 zodiac signs significantly

NASA temporarily loses contact with Voyager 2 after entering wrong commands

NASA recently lost contact with Voyager 2, which is currently located more than 12.3 billion miles away from the Earth. It took NASA 18 hours for signals to reach Earth from that distance

NASA lab hopes to find life's building blocks in Asteroid Bennu sample

NASA will analyse the sample once it returns to earth, to help us understand the origins of the solar system. Bennu orbits the Sun at an average distance of about 105 million miles

International Asteroid Day 2023: History, significance, and facts to know

World Asteroid Day 2023 is observed every year on June 30, and it aims to spread awareness about asteroid impact on earth. Asteroids are leftovers from the formation of our solar system

Black Moon in May 2023: All you may need to know about its occurrence

According to the calendar month definition, the next Black Moon will occur on December 30, 2024. But as per the seasonal definition of the term, this year's Black Moon will occur today

Saturn overpowers Jupiter in the "Games of Moon" with total of 145 moons

New research has revealed 62 new moons that orbit Saturn, bringing the total number of natural satellites, Saturn has officially counted to 145

Webb telescope captures alien asteroid belt outside our solar system

The James Webb Space Telescope is the world's premier space science observatory

Lunar Eclipse 2023: Year's First Lunar Eclipse in India, details inside

On Friday, May 5, 2023, a penumbral lunar eclipse will happen that will be seen from India. The eclipse will start around 8.44 pm and end at 1.01 am on May 6

Lunar Eclipse 2023: The lunar eclipse on May 5 will be visible in India

When consistently the Earth, the Moon and the Sun line up in the perfect manner to make the "shadowplay" that we call an eclipse: NASA

Solar eclipse on April 20 will bring darkness, 'ring of fire' effect

On April 20, the hybrid solar eclipse known as "Ningaloo" will feature both a total eclipse that will temporarily darken the sky, and an annular eclipse

NASA Psyche Mission set to launch in Oct 2023 with new flight plan

Estimated to land in August 2029, the metal-rich 16 Psyche asteroid will be the subject of the mission's 26-month exploration

NASA's Webb telescope spots its first Earth-like exoplanet: Researchers

Researchers have confirmed an exoplanet, a planet that orbits another star, using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope for the first time

Scientists compile Cassini's solar occultation observations of Saturn rings

Scientists have compiled 41 solar occultation observations of Saturn's rings from the Cassini mission.

All you need to know about India's first dark sky reserve in Ladakh

Government plans to promote astronomy tourism at the reserve, which is located in Hanle in Ladakh