Moon will rule over the month of July, and two meteor showers will visit us on a single day. August will have a solar eclipse.
In this month, we will get to see all the moon's phases beginning on July 1st. The first quarter moon will rise at noon and set at midnight. Through binoculars one can see craters and some...
This June, several celestial bodies will visit the sky. While some stay throughout the month, some may give a guest appearance.
The ring planet and the giant one will visit the earth this month. For star gazers the best time to view both these planets together, will be a few hours after Saturn rises at sunset, and before Jupiter sets.
Jupiter...
Recent research from NASA's Cassini mission has given a new insight on Enceladus, Saturn's icy, ocean-bearing moon. Researchers have found evidence that the moon's spin axis has reoriented.
Examining the moon's features, the team showed that Enceladus appears to have tipped away from its original axis by about 55 degrees. This is more than halfway toward rolling completely onto its...
Space exploration was indeed a great breakthrough in the world of astronomy. NASA is all set to send its probe to the Sun which will take the world of astronomy and physics to the next higher level.
First of its kind, this mission to a star will launch in 2018. NASA has renamed the mission "Solar Probe Plus" spacecraft as...
NASA's Juno has brought all cheers to the Juno team. Although been a long time since it has made any news, the news it has brought is really appreciated.
Juno mission accomplished a close flyby of Jupiter on May 19. This marks the success as it was the fifth science flyby of the mission. It completed its fifth science orbit.
All...
NASA's Expedition 51 crew's two astronauts will have a brief space walk. This walk will serve the purpose of repairing and replacing a critical computer relay box that failed on Saturday.
According to NASA, the box controls solar arrays, radiators, cooling loops and other functions. It is one of the two boxes in the middle of the football field-length station. The relay...
NASA's DSCOVR, launched in 2015, has been keeping the scientists busy in deciphering the flashes. The homeward-facing instrument, at least one million miles from Earth, has captured the unexpected flashes of light reflecting off Earth.
Keen observers from outside NASA wrote in, questioning the source of these lights. NASA also received several mails questioning the sudden flashes. This lead the...
NASA's HUNCH (High school students United with NASA to Create Hardware) program's Culinary Challenge, held on April 20 saw several healthy as well as tasty recipes. The program helps NASA add several recipes to the cook-book for astronauts on-board.
The competition held at Space Center Houston, saw twenty-eight teams of high school students participate in the preliminary level. Out of...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has received and has begun reviewing 12 proposals for its future unnamed solar system exploration, the “New Frontiers” program. NASA’s New Frontiers program has already given rise to New Horizons mission to Pluto, the Juno mission to Jupiter, and OSIRIS-REx: the mission to asteroid Bennu. All the proposed missions of discovery -...
This month, many of our neighbours will visit our Earth. Although not a great month of stars, our planets are sure to surprise.
This month, Jupiter is well placed for easy evening viewing. The king of planets, climbs higher in the southeast sky earlier in the evening this month. This would mean that telescope viewers will not have to wait until...
