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10 celestial events to look forward to this October!
This October, the night sky promises a celestial showcase with breathtaking events like a "ring of…
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India to witness a rare and mesmerising DOUBLE meteor shower on July 30!
Both meteor showers are expected to be visible in India, particularly in the southern regions and a…
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WATCH: Massive comet fragment blazes up in beautiful blue flames over Portugal and Spain
In Portugal, a fragment of an unidentified comet streaked through the atmosphere at a blistering 45…
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Leonid Meteor Shower at peak: How to watch it in India
If you missed its peak on the nights of November 17-18, don’t worry; the shower should still retain…
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Partial lunar eclipse – A quick guide to understanding the celestial event on Oct 28
Following the solar eclipse that happened on October 14, 2023, the world will witness a lunar ecl…
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Celestial dance: Lunar and solar eclipses in 2024
In 2024, four eclipses in total will occur – two solar and two lunar eclipses. The first one of the…
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A massive earthquake may have instantly changed the course of Ganga 2,500 years ago — and it could happen again
Typically, rivers can change course over years or decades due to sediment buildup, but an earthquak…
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Varanasi during Diwali: A celestial symphony of lights and spirituality
Varanasi, often referred to as the spiritual heart of India, is a city that pulsates with ancient w…
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Fresh photographs of Milky Way’s black hole Sgr A* reveal strong, twisted magnetic field similar to M87*
The colossal black hole named Sagittarius A* resides at the heart of the Milky Way, approximately 2…
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Sky gazers in for celestial treat tonight with 5 planets forming an arc
Though not very uncommon, an interesting phenomenon called "planetary alignment" will enthral the s…
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Watch Jupiter-Saturn conjunction at Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium in Bengaluru
"We have set up telescopes in our premises to watch the conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn on Mon…
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The Moon will be bigger and redder as three celestial events line up at the same time on May 26
Not only will May 26 bear witness to the year’s first lunar eclipse, but it will also coincide with…
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Scientists spotted jets of hot gas whizzing out of a supermassive black hole at the heart of a nearby galaxy
Authors of a new study reveal how they imaged plasma jets shooting out of a black hole nestled insi…
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There's a rare celestial event on Christmas that we won't see for another 19 years
This means that the moon's phases will recur on the same calendar date every 19 years. The pattern …
Jessica Orwig
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This year's black hole photography gets called off due to coronavirus concerns
Since it’s unlikely that the pandemic will end by then, Event Horizon Telescope believes tha…
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Mercury, Jupiter, and Saturn are clustering in the night sky in a rare, three-planet conjunction event. Here's how to see it on Monday.
Jupiter and Saturn recently aligned closer in the sky than they had in centuries. Now, Mercury has …
Aylin Woodward
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A super rare event is about to happen in space that we won't see again until 2019
On Monday, May 9 most people on Earth will see planet Mercury trace its way across the face of the …
Jessica Orwig
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National Space Day: Here’s the beginner’s guide to astrophotography and sky watching in India
Ever wanted to capture the cosmos? There's no better time than India's first-ever National Space Da…
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The Covid lockdowns did WHAT to the Moon?!
A recent study has revealed an unexpected consequence of the global lockdowns imposed in 2020 to cu…
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The Earth had a Saturn-like ring of its own once, a shocking new study has suggested
Scientists suggest Earth had a colossal ring of space debris 466 million years ago, leading to mete…