What types of stars end their lives with supernovae?
Supernovae are some of the most powerful and dramatic events in the universe. When a star ends its life in a supernova, it releases an incredible amount of energy, briefly…
Partial Lunar eclipse captured on August 7, 2017. Image credit: Abdalrahman Mahrat via Flickr
Rare Supermoon Harvest Moon Eclipse September 2024
A partial lunar eclipse occurred on September 17-18, 2024. The eclipse was visible from most of Asia, Africa, North America, South America, the Pacific, the Atlantic, the Indian Ocean, the…
Rhumi 1: India's first reusable hybrid mobile rocket. It was launched from Thiruvidandhai, a coastal village near Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Image credit: Screengrab
Rhumi 1: India’s First Reusable mobile hybrid rocket
Rhumi 1 is India's first reusable mobile hybrid rocket developed by a Chennai-based startup, Space Zone India, headquartered in Chennai under the leadership of Chairman K Megalingam in collaboration with…
ISRO's reliable rocket Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (LVM-3) will be used to launch the Gaganyaan mission in 2025. Image credit: ISRO
ISRO to launch an uncrewed Gaganyaan test flight by December this year
ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) is set to launch the Gaganyaan uncrewed test flight by December 2024 said ISRO chairman Dr. S. Somanath. The Gaganyaan mission (the First human spaceflight…
Polaris Dawn is the first-ever private spacewalk mission. Image credit: SpaceX
SpaceX launches the historic, billionaire-led Polaris Dawn Mission
Historic Polaris dawn mission lifted off today at 5:23 a.m. EDT (0923 GMT) from Launch Complex-39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC). The Polaris Dawn crew was launched atop the SpaceX's…
Perseid meteor shower in 2017. Image credit: By Ahmed abd elkader mohamed/ Wikimedia Commons
The rare Aurigid meteor Shower is set to dazzle the night skies
The rare Aurigid meteor shower occurred this year between August 28 and September 5, peaking around August 31. The Aurigids will not be seen for the next 70 years after…
NASA is keeping a watch on Asteroid 2020 RL and four other asteroids as they will pass by Earth soon. Image is generated by AI
NASA alerts: Asteroid 2020 RL and four other asteroids approach Earth
NASA has issued an alert as Five asteroids are approaching Earth! Recently, the Asteroid 2024 PQ5 made its closest approach to the Earth on August 20, 2024. More asteroids are…
Earth's Moon. Image credit: Pixabay
A separate time zone for the Moon? Astronomers around the world Join the effort
The International Astronomical Union (IAU) has joined the global effort to establish a different time zone on the Moon during the General Assembly meeting in Cape Town, South Africa. The…
Asteroid PQ5 will flyby earth at a distance of 3.2 million miles. Image credit: Pixabay
Asteroid 2024 PQ5: A 140-Foot Giant Just Missed the Earth
The 140-foot asteroid known as '2024 PQ5' passed by Earth on August 20, 2024. The asteroid nearly the size of a small ship made its closest approach at a distance…
Space Station captured by SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour. Image credit: NASA
NASA to spend a billion dollars to deorbit the Space Station by 2030
NASA is set to spend a billion dollars on a plan to deorbit the International Space Station (ISS) by 2030. NASA has selected SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft to deorbit the Space…