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Rare blue supermoon to illuminate skies on August 31; here's where all you can view it in IndiaA rare blue supermoon is set to be visible in the night sky on the evening of August 31. A supermoon occurs when the moon is at its closest...
India's scientific achievements need more coverage: Scientist Debiprosad DuariDebiprosad Duari, who was associated with Kolkata's Birla Planetarium for over two decades, said one of the main objectives of the Centre's...
Annular Solar Eclipse: Will it be visible from India?The annular solar eclipse occurs when the sun, the moon and the earth are in a straight line. The moon comes between the sun and earth, cas...
Annular solar eclipse tomorrow: Timing, live streaming info & where it will be visible fromThe path of the eclipse will not touch almost any part of India, barring the North-Eastern extremes of the country in Arunachal Pradesh and...
Museums, planetarium, zoos, national parks closed in Bengal"As decided by the state government, all forest department run zoos in state, national parks and sanctuaries remain closed for public from ...
Great Conjunction of Jupiter-Saturn to dazzle skygazers on December 21The two planets have never been so close since 1623, and hence, the term "a great conjunction", Director of M P Birla Planetarium, Debi Pra...
Mamata Banerjee to lead protest march against Hathras 'gang-rape' on SaturdayThe rally will start at 4 pm and participants will walk from the Birla Planetarium to the Mahatma Gandhi's statue in central Kolkata, they ...
Your guide to viewing the last solar eclipse of the decadeThe full solar eclipse will begin post 10:30 AM; the eclipse will be visible for approximately three minutes in India. Partial phases of th...
- Skygazers revel in 'blood moon', cloud hinders Delhi's view
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) Tens of thousands of skywatchers across the country sat watching for the longest "blood moon" of the century on F...
Clouds hinder Delhi's view as skygazers revel in 'blood moon'Tens of thousands of skywatchers across the country burned the midnight oil on Friday night for the longest "blood moon" of the century but...
Total lunar eclipse on January 31 to be visible from IndiaIn India, the January 31 lunar eclipse will start from 5.18 pm, the total eclipse will start at 6.21 pm and it will last till 7.37 pm.
- Asia's first public planetarium renovated after 52 years
Kolkata, July 18 (IANS) Asia's first public planetarium, the MP Birla Planetarium here, has been upgraded after 52 years with the latest hy...
Moon will be smallest in size tomorrowThe moon will appear to be smaller in size on full moon day tomorrow, a phenomenon known as 'Mini Moon' which will recur only after 15 year...
Part of total solar eclipse seen in IndiaOnly a part of the total solar eclipse was visible from India with experts saying Kanyakumari and Andaman and Nicobar islands got the most ...
Moon comes close to earth; India to miss total lunar eclipseAlthough Indians could enjoy the 'Supermoon' but they are going to miss a total lunar eclipse since the totality of the eclipse will start ...
M P Birla Planetarium to go digital for Rs 30 croreManufactured by German company Carl Zeiss, the digital projectors will provide the most vivid and colourful images of celestial objects and...
Congress accuses Narendra Modi of not showing 'proper respect' to Indira Gandhi"Indira was not only the PM of the country, she was the symbol of fight against injustices all over the world. She lived and died for the n...
City scientists laud India's maiden success in placing Mars spacecraft in orbit by ISROLeading scientists of the city lauded the country's successful attempt in placing its low-cost Mars spacecraft in orbit around the Red Plan...
CPI(M), Congress hold protest-marches over diplomat arrestDevyani Khobragade's arrest and strip-search in New York evoked protest by the CPI-M and the Congress which organised marches to the Americ...
- One of the longest lunar eclipses on June 15
One of the longest total lunar eclipses will occur on the night of June 15 and be visible everywhere in India.