Asteroid 2023 HV5: A bus-sized space rock to fly by Earth-Moon system
On May 4, 2023, a school bus-sized asteroid will zoom past Earth at a distance of about 270,000 miles, which is slightly more than the […]
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A Planet Devoured by a Star: A Rare Cosmic Event Witnessed by Scientists
In a rare and spectacular event, astronomers have witnessed a star devouring a planet for the first time. The cosmic drama occurred in our own […]
Chandra Grahan 2023: Where and how to watch the event live on May 5
What is a penumbral lunar eclipse? A penumbral lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes through the faint outer part of Earth’s shadow, called the […]
Japan’s Commercial Spacecraft Crashes On The Moon
A Japanese start-up firm called Ispace announced on Wednesday, April 26, that its quest to become the first business to land on the Moon had […]
Rare solar event triggers spectacular auroras across the globe
If you are fascinated by the beauty of the night sky, you might have witnessed a rare solar event that lit up the sky with […]
NASA Unveils Outcomes from First Moon to Mars Architecture Concept Review
NASA has recently completed the first concept review of its Artemis program, which aims to send humans to the Moon and eventually to Mars. The […]
Live: How to Watch the 2023 Solar Eclipse and Witness the ‘Ring of Fire’
A hybrid solar eclipse is a rare type of solar eclipse that occurs when the moon’s apparent size is very close to the sun’s. Depending […]
SpaceX’s Most Powerful Rocket, Starship, Is In The Final Stages Of the Much-anticipated Launch
Early on Monday, April 17, Elon Musk’s SpaceX finished final preparations for the launch of its powerful new Starship rocket system into orbit on […]
Watch: NASA releases stunning video of its Ingenuity helicopter flying over extraterrestrial landscape
NASA has released a stunning video of its Ingenuity helicopter flying over the Martian surface, capturing a bird’ s-eye view of the alien landscape. The […]
NASA plans to use a snake-like robot to search for life on Saturn’s moon
Saturn’s moon Enceladus is one of the most intriguing destinations in the solar system for astrobiologists. The icy world harbors a global ocean beneath its […]
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket delivers NASA’s TEMPO instrument to orbit
On Friday, April 7, 2023, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, carrying a NASA instrument that […]
China joins elite club of countries with rocket vertical landing at sea
In a remarkable feat of engineering, China has successfully tested a rocket that can launch from land and land vertically at sea. The test, which […]
Earth’s Cosmic Twin? An Exoplanet with Repeating Radio Emissions
A team of astronomers has detected a repeating radio signal from a planet orbiting a nearby star. The movement is the first of its kind […]
NASA April 2023 Skywatching Calendar: Don’t Miss the Solar Eclipse, Pink Moon and Earthshine Nights
April is a great month for skywatchers, as it offers a variety of celestial sights to enjoy. Whether you are interested in the planets, the […]
NASA Warns Of Potential Danger From 150-Foot Asteroid Approaching Earth On April 6
NASA has detected a massive asteroid expected to approach Earth on April 6, 2023. The space agency has classified the asteroid as a potentially hazardous […]
NASA Awards 12 Postdoctoral Fellowships to Advance Astrophysics Research
NASA has announced the selection of 24 new fellows for the 2023 NASA Hubble Fellowship Program (NHFP), which supports outstanding postdoctoral scientists performing independent research […]
NASA’s DART: The first mission to intentionally collide with an asteroid
NASA is preparing to launch a daring mission to test a new way of deflecting potentially hazardous asteroids from colliding with Earth. The mission is […]
NASA Announces 4 Astronauts Names for the Next Moon Mission – Meet the Artemis Crew
NASA and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) have announced the names of the four astronauts who will fly around the Moon on Artemis II, the […]
Kyoto University explores using higher dimensions in de Sitter space to explain gravity in the early universe
De Sitter space is a solution to Einstein’s field equations that describes a universe with a positive cosmological constant, which means that it has a constant positive energy density and negative pressure
NASA detects a huge asteroid heading towards Earth at a speed of 18,000 miles per hour
NASA has announced the discovery of a huge asteroid that is estimated to be the size of 90 elephants or 150 meters in diameter. The […]