A new multimillion-rand telescope in the Karoo will offer astronomers an unprecedented view of the stars. The MeerLICHT instrument in Sutherland will be specifically linked to the MeerKAT radio telescope array near Carnarvon in the Northern Cape. Unlike its bigger brother SALT (Southern African Large Telescope), the MeerLICHT is meant …
Chicago: Doomsday predicters can take some solace. Fears that a hurtling ball of fire can ravage the Earth has been laid to rest as a new study says comets probably won
Not just an eclipse, it provides clues to the presence of life a lunar eclipse is considered very special astrologically. It is revered as a propellor of life-changing events. Now scientists revere it too
A Canadian astronaut aboard the International Space Station said on Sunday it looks like Earth's ice caps have melted a bit since he was last in orbit 12 years ago. Bob Thirsk, who is two months into a planned six-month stay aboard the station, said he is mostly in awe …
The IAF on Wednesday successfully undertook aerial sorties to help scientists undertake study of the total solar eclipse. Two separate missions from Agra and Gwalior were flown tracking and filming the entire sequence of the solar eclipse that was deemed hugely successful by scientists associated with the experiment. While one …
A total solar eclipse on Wednesday swept across a narrow swathe of Asia, where hundreds of millions of people watched the skies darken, though in some places thick summer clouds blocked the sun. The longest total solar eclipse of the 21st century cut through the world's most populous nations, India …
In a startling discovery, an amateur Australian astronomer has spotted a giant hole, the size of the Earth, on planet Jupiter - a finding corroborated by US space agency NASA. Anthony Wesley said he spotted the dark "scar" which had suddenly appeared on Jupiter through a homemade telescope, from the …
A large comet or asteroid has slammed into the Jupiter, creating an impact site the size of Earth, pictures by an Australian amateur astronomer show. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory confirmed the discovery using its large infrared telescope at the summit of Mauna Kea in Hawaii, said computer programer Anthony Wesley, …
AHMEDABAD: In case the weather plays spoilsport on Wednesday, eclipse lenticulars, an innovative, weather-proof and all time total solar eclipse cards which is handy and provides a feeling of total solar eclipse observation in the sky designed especially by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), could be useful to enthusiasts. …
London: A team of Chinese scientists is planning to conduct a once-in-acentury experiment on July 22, the day of the total solar eclipse, which would test the controversial theory that gravity drops slightly during a total eclipse. According to a report in New Scientist, geophysicists from the Chinese Academy of …
One of the balloons that will glide at an altitude of 35km with equipment to capture images of the eclipse on July 22 A city based research institute is planning to use balloons to study the total solar eclipse on July 22. Scientists at the Indian Centre for Space Physics …
An innate knowledge of astronomy among the traditional fi shers of the southwest coast of India has, for generations, helped them in their fi shing activities.
Chicago: A heavy bombardment by asteroids the size of Ireland was not enough to wipe out life on Earth 3.9 billion years ago, researchers said in a finding that turns back the clock of life by 500 million years. Many scientists had thought the violent pelting by massive asteroids during …
Mars may have once been both cold and wet, researchers said Wednesday, suggesting a freezing Martian landscape could still have produced water needed to sustain life. There has been debate over the issue because with some researchers believing water likely formed many features of the planet's landscape and others pointing …
There is no crying in space, but Monday was perhaps as close as it gets to a blubberfest in space helmets. As he headed into the airlock of the space shuttle Atlantis after the fifth and final spacewalk to tune up the Hubble Space Telescope, the astronaut and astronomer John …
A rocket carrying the largest telescope ever made has been sent into space on a mission that scientists hope will help unravel the mystery of the creation of the universe. The Ariane 5 rocket of the European Space Agency, left, launched Thursday from Kourou, carries the Herschel space telescope and …
Assam is preparing to view the longest duration total solar eclipse that was last visible in the State way back in 1840 and would not be visible again in the State in the coming 900 years. The Department of Science and Technology, Government of Assam is supporting the massive plans …
