What is Observational Astronomy?
An Antenna of MeerKAT Radio Telescope that consists of total 64 Antennas Located in Meerkat National Park, in the Northern Cape, South Africa. Image credit: Morganoshell - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikipedia.

What is Observational Astronomy?

Observational astronomy studies celestial objects and phenomena by collecting and analyzing their emitted or reflected light. From Galileo's first observations of the moon in 1609 to capturing the first image…

Scientists uncover a ‘Troublesome’ Radio Galaxy nicknamed ‘Inkathazo’
Inkathazo Radio Galaxy. Image credit: K.K.L Charlton (UCT), MeerKAT, HSC, CARTA, IDIA (CC BY 4.0)

Scientists uncover a ‘Troublesome’ Radio Galaxy nicknamed ‘Inkathazo’

Scientists have discovered a massive and unusual radio galaxy nicknamed "Inkathazo," which means "trouble" in the Xhosa and Zulu languages. This extraordinary galaxy, located about 3.3 million light-years across, is…

What is incubation theory? Are aliens monitoring human civilization?
An AI-generated image of an alien watching Earth on a screen in a spaceship.

What is incubation theory? Are aliens monitoring human civilization?

Incubation theory suggests that advanced civilizations in the universe monitor and protect emerging civilizations like ours without directly interfering. The idea is that these advanced beings, if they exist, allow…

SpaceX Starship Flight 7 Ends in Explosion: Debris Rains from the Sky
Snapshot from a video showing debris falling from the sky after the Starship explosion. Image credit: @KingDomRedux via X

SpaceX Starship Flight 7 Ends in Explosion: Debris Rains from the Sky

The SpaceX Starship Flight 7 exploded on Thursday a few minutes after launch. The debris rained from the sky, leading to a change in flight courses above the area. X…

ISRO Successfully Deploys the SpaDeX Mission spacecrafts
Illustration of ISRO's SpaDeX Mission spacecrafts. Image credit: NASA

ISRO Successfully Deploys the SpaDeX Mission spacecrafts

The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) successfully launched the SpaDeX mission on Monday at 10 pm IST from ISRO's Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, after a 2-minute…