International Observe the Moon Night leaves sky gazers spellbound!
Thousands of space enthusiasts came out to witness the beauty at various places to watch the earth's only natural satellite.
Oct 09, 2016, 23:12 PM IST
Newly discovered asteroid '2016 RB1' flew safely past Earth
A small asteroid named 2016 RB1 remarkably flew past the Earth on September 7, 2016 at a distance of about 40,000 kilometers.
Sep 08, 2016, 19:34 PM IST
NASA's SDO captures this stunning image of 'lunar transit' – See pic!
NASA says two of the spacecraft’s three science instruments - the Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager, or HMI, and the Extreme Ultraviolet Variability Experiment, or EVE - are online and sending science data to Earth.
Aug 05, 2016, 10:21 AM IST
Moon Express co-founded by Indian-American cleared for lunar landing in 2017!
There have been no private space missions so far beyond Earth's orbit and only state agencies have performed outer space missions.
Aug 04, 2016, 08:40 AM IST
Fly me to the moon: Feds OK private firm's lunar flight plan
The federal government for the first time has given permission to a private Florida company to fly a spaceship beyond Earth's orbit.
Aug 04, 2016, 01:39 AM IST
Wow! NASA's EPIC camera catches moon 'photobombing' Earth (Watch video)
For the second time in the life of DSCOVR, the moon moved between the spacecraft and Earth, said Adam Szabo, DSCOVR project scientist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland.
Jul 12, 2016, 09:38 AM IST
A chance meeting: Moon to make contact with Saturn tonight!
Tonight step outside after 9:30 pm and look at the night sky in southeast direction. The magnificient ringed planet can be easily spotted next to the moon.
Jun 18, 2016, 21:00 PM IST
Ramadan moon sighted in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh
The Muslim holy month of Ramadan will begin in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday as the new moon was sighted on Monday.
Jun 06, 2016, 20:21 PM IST
China to send lunar probe 'Chang'e 5' on moon!
As per State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defence (SASTIND), it will be the first time a Chinese probe will land on the moon, collect samples and return to Earth in second half next year, and the third stage of China's lunar exploration endeavour.
May 27, 2016, 14:02 PM IST
Two 'young' craters discovered on Moon
Finding geologically young craters and honing in on their age will help scientists understand the collision history in the solar system.
May 24, 2016, 15:35 PM IST
Watch: Mysterious rainbow ring spotted around the sun in Kolkata!
As per reports, the rare phenomenon, known as ‘22 degree circular halo’, was sighted between 12.10pm and 12.40pm in the city.
May 02, 2016, 09:13 AM IST
Revealed: How the moon got its tattoos
New NASA research has given new clues to how the moon got its mysterious "tattoos" -- swirling patterns of light and dark found at over a hundred locations across the lunar surface.
Apr 30, 2016, 16:04 PM IST
Supernova iron discovered on Earth's Moon
London, April 15 (IANS) Confirming a supernova explosion in the neighbourhood of our solar system, physicists at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) in Germany and colleagues have found supern
Apr 15, 2016, 15:37 PM IST
Supernova explosion likely occurred close to Earth in ancient past
By discovering supernova iron on the moon, a team of researchers has confirmed that a star died near our solar system in the ancient past.
Apr 15, 2016, 10:29 AM IST
Moon plays key role in maintaining Earth's magnetic field
The Earth's magnetic field permanently protects us from the charged particles and radiation that originate in the Sun.
Apr 03, 2016, 17:49 PM IST
Moon once spun on a different axis: Study
The Moon used to spin on a different axis and show a slightly different face to the Earth, according to a new study which also indicates the presence of water ice on the lunar body.
Mar 27, 2016, 12:14 PM IST
Cassini reveals tallest peak on Saturn's moon Titan
In a nod to extraterrestrial mountaineers of the future, scientists working on NASA's Cassini mission have identified the highest point on Saturn's largest moon Titan.
Mar 25, 2016, 13:16 PM IST
Our moon tilted by five degrees, lunar ice reveals
A new study reveals that Moon's 'wandering poles' shifted long ago.
Mar 24, 2016, 14:58 PM IST
New Horizons collects only a few dust grains during Pluto flyby
The space environment around Pluto and its moons appears to be clean as an instrument riding on NASA's New Horizons spacecraft found only a handful of dust grains, the building blocks of planets, when it whipped by Pluto at 31,000 miles per hour last July, a study says.
Mar 18, 2016, 16:38 PM IST
Total solar eclipse: Don't forget to watch the sky next week!
A total solar eclipse occurs when the moon moves between the earth and the sun.
Mar 01, 2016, 17:47 PM IST
