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A stunning May new Supermoon is about to black out the sky — Dark skies, hidden constellations and a rare Venus alignment are about to transform the night skyA supermoon typically draws attention because it appears larger and brighter than usual in the night sky. But the May New Supermoon works a...
Atacama’s pristine skies face light pollution risks despite cancellation of nearby energy projectChile's Atacama Desert, a prime spot for stargazing, faces ongoing threats to its clear night skies. A proposed energy project near a major...
Scientists trace latest interstellar comet's home to a cold, isolated corner of the Milky WayA comet from another star system has revealed secrets about the early galaxy. Scientists found it has a high amount of heavy hydrogen. This...
NASA unveils new space telescope to give 'atlas of the universe'NASA has revealed the Roman space telescope. This new instrument will search the universe for planets beyond our solar system. It will also...
Astronomers Can Make Stars on Demand, and the Reason Is Surprisingly CleverAstronomers are now creating 'artificial stars' using powerful lasers to overcome Earth's atmospheric distortions that blur telescope image...
Can we be a star-maker? Budget 2026’s outlay for telescopes is big deal— it can spur India to be a global astronomy leaderIndia embarks on a journey to expand its celestial horizons through investments in advanced telescopes and observatories. This strategic sh...
Planet Parade 2025: A Once-in-a-lifetime celestial alignment of six planets; Here's how to watch in the USPlanet Parade 2025 is an incredible celestial event that promises to bring six planets into alignment. This rare event can be observed acro...
Water on earth more ancient than the sun: StudyWater usually consists of one oxygen atom and two hydrogen atoms.
Water on Earth may be older than our Sun: StudyThis water, detected using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), carried a chemical signature that explained the journey...
Orionid meteor shower to illuminate night sky. When and how to viewSkywatchers anticipate spectacular pyrotechnics when Earth travels through the debris left by Halley's Comet.
ISRO plans to launch India’s second space observatoryThe AstroSat-2 mission, which will help in observing distant celestial bodies, is meant to further the study of astronomy and astrophysics.
- 13% of sky covered by mysterious fast-moving gas, shows map
Sydney, Dec 5 (IANS) At least 13 per cent of the sky is covered by high-velocity clouds of gas moving at speeds of hundreds of kilometres p...
- Observatory to detect cosmic gravitational waves to come up in Maharashtra
Aurangabad, Oct 4 (IANS) The Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory (LIGO) -- a giant facility to detect cosmic gravitational ...
Government approves building of gravitational wave observatory for Rs 1,200 croreIts approval was expected after the tweet last week by Prime Minister Modi about building an advanced gravitation wave detector in the coun...
Scientists detect gravitational waves for first timeAn international consortium of physicists, including those from many Indian institutions, detected gravitational waves for the first time i...
NR Narayana Murthy's son Rohan Murthy puts $1 million in astronomy project CaltechThe Robo-AO project was co-developed about three years ago by the Caltech Optical Observatories and the the Inter-IUCAA in Pune.
PM, Gujarat CM praise ISRO for space featPrime Minister Narendra Modi led a host of chief ministers from across the nation in praising ISRO for its successful launch of ASTROSAT.