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A blood moon against the night sky in 2014. Photo Source: NASA Ames Research Center/Brian Day

February 27, 2025

2025 Ramadan and Easter Dates: Rare Moon Alignment, Blood Eclipse During Holy Month

Lunar Calendar Basics for 2025 The Islamic calendar follows the moon’s phases, with each month starting when the first crescent appears after a new moon. This lunar year runs about 354 days

Representative image. Planetary Alignment. Photo Source: H. Raab (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0).

Astronomy·Space

Rare Seven-Planet Alignment on February 28, 2025; Next Occurrence Not Until 2040

A rare celestial event graced our skies in 2025 when seven planets – Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune – aligned in what astronomers call a “planetary parade.” This spectacular alignment won’t occur again until 2040, giving stargazers

February 28, 2025

Harvest Supermoon and Rare Lunar Eclipse Set to Light Up the Skies—Find Out How and When to See It!

Astronomy·Space

Table of Content What is a Harvest Supermoon? The Harvest Supermoon is a full moon that occurs when the Earth’s natural satellite is at

Eclipse Fever Hits New York: State Braces for Million-Visitor Spectacle After 99-Year Wait

Astronomy·Travel·USA

A total eclipse has not been seen in New York for 99 years. New York Governor Kathy Hochul said the state has been preparing

Astronomy·USA

Unprecedented Northern Lights Sightings in U.S., NOAA Warns, Solar Cycle Heats Up

Recent increases in solar activity have led to a surge in northern lights sightings, captivating skywatchers across the northern latitudes. The Sun’s current active phase is driving more frequent and intense auroral

Govind Tekale

September 15, 2024

NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory.( Credit: NASA/CXC/M.Weiss )

Astronomy·Science·Space

NASA’s Chandra and XMM-Newton Data Suggest 57 Nearby Stars Could Harbor Earth-like Planets in Habitable Zones

The Chandra X-ray Observatory of NASA and ESA’s XMM-Newton have observed stars that are close enough to be prime targets in the search for direct imaging of planets using future telescopes. Researchers

Rahul Somvanshi

June 20, 2024

The Moon is shown on a star field in the region of Taurus. Star field taken with a 50mm lens on a Canon 600D.Photo Credit-Kevin Rheese.CC BY 2.0

Astronomy·Opinion

Why the Moon Moves Away from Earth Each Year—Discover Its Cosmic Journey!

Eternity is described as long as the Sun and the Moon are in the sky. On Sunday, we thought about the Sun. On Monday, which is moon-day, let us find out facts

Govind Tekale

June 11, 2024

Astronomy·Space

Euclid Telescope’s Stunning Debut: Unveiling Never-Before-Seen Images of the Universe!

One month after its launch, the European space telescope Euclid, soon to be positioned 1.5 million kilometers from Earth, opened its eye to capture its first images. These test images, whose publication

Rahul Somvanshi

June 5, 2024

Black hole's accretion disk visualization.(Credit: Jeremy Schnittman, CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED)

Astronomy·Science·Space

Einstein’s Plunge Proven: Oxford Study Captures Black Holes’ Inescapable Zones

For the first time, a peculiar area around black holes known as the “plunging region” has been observed. Albert Einstein had predicted that this area, instead of circling a black hole, would

Rahul Somvanshi

May 18, 2024

Illustration of Exoplanet 55 Cancri e and Its Star. Photo Credit: Web Space Telescope

Astronomy·Science·Space

NASA Confirms Rare Atmosphere on Exoplanet ’55 Cancri e’ Among 5,573 Known Worlds

NASA has confirmed 5,573 planets outside the solar system distributed across 4,151 external systems. Of all the rocky bodies, only one officially has an atmosphere, although it is far from being considered

Rahul Somvanshi

May 10, 2024

A SUPER-SYMPATHETIC SOLAR FLARE, Photo Credit: Spaceweather.com

Astronomy·Space·Weather

2024 Solar Alert: Historic Quadruple Flare Event May Catalyze Stunning Auroras and Solar Storms

On April 23rd, four solar flares erupted almost simultaneously on the sun’s surface, a phenomenon never seen before, and they may trigger a solar storm in the coming days that could affect

Rahul Somvanshi

April 26, 2024

A composite image of SNR 1181, the remains of an explosion hundreds of years ago caused by the merger of two stars.

Astronomy·Space

Astronomers Unlock 800-Year-Old Supernova Secrets with a Composite Image of SNR 1181

March 28, NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, as well as many other observatories have together delivered an image of a 800 year old Supernova. It’s a composite image of the supernova remnant SNR

Rahul Somvanshi

March 28, 2024

Astronomy·Space

Total Eclipse 2024: NASA’s Apep Mission Seeks Secrets in the Shadow

A swath of North America will witness a total solar eclipse on April 8th, a cosmic phenomenon that will momentarily plunge more than 30 million people into darkness and, in addition to

Govind Tekale

March 27, 2024

This is an artist's concept of the exoplanet GJ 9827d, the smallest exoplanet where water vapor has been detected in the atmosphere. The planet could be an example of potential planets with water-rich atmospheres elsewhere in our galaxy. With only about twice Earth's diameter, the planet orbits the red dwarf star GJ 9827. Two inner planets in the system are on the left. The background stars are plotted as they would be seen to the unaided eye looking back toward our Sun. The Sun is too faint to be seen. The blue star at upper right is Regulus; the yellow star at center bottom is Denebola; and the blue star at bottom right is Spica. The constellation Leo is on the left, and Virgo is on the right. Both constellations are distorted from our Earth-bound view from 97 light-years away.

Astronomy·Space

Discover How NASA’s Hubble Unveiled Water Vapor on Tiny Exoplanet GJ 9827d

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has identified water vapor in the atmosphere of exoplanet GJ 9827d, a noteworthy finding in the field of exoplanetary science. The exoplanet, which is located 97 light-years away

Govind Tekale

January 26, 2024

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