Watch: Saturn emerges from behind the Moon in rare video

Watch: Saturn emerges from behind the Moon in rare video

Saturn emerging from behind the Moon in rare video (Picture credit: Andrew McCarthy X handle) In a captivating video, astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy shared visuals of Saturn reemerging from behind the Moon on social media, attracting many astronomy enthusiasts.In the footage shared by McCarthy on X, Saturn appears in black and white, with its rings clearly … Read more

Moon to ‘occult’ Saturn: When, where it will be visible in India

Moon to ‘occult’ Saturn: When, where it will be visible in India

An uncommon celestial occurrence is set to take place on July 25, as the Moon will move across the face of the sixth planet from the sun and the second largest in the solar system, the Saturn, temporarily hiding the planet from sight, referred to as an occultation for stargazers and astronomers to witness.According to … Read more

No planet comes close to the life-giving properties of planet Earth — at least not yet

No planet comes close to the life-giving properties of planet Earth — at least not yet

With the discovery of more than 5,600 planets orbiting other stars and images from robots we have sent to all the planets in our solar system, it is becoming abundantly clear that Earth is unique among worlds. Almost all of the exoplanets scientists have discovered since the 1990s fall into four main types: gas giants like Jupiter … Read more

Engineers attempt to fix a computer glitch on Voyager 1

Engineers attempt to fix a computer glitch on Voyager 1

Last November, the Voyager 1 spacecraft began sending gibberish radio signals back to Earth. Engineers have now identified the problem, but trying to repair a 46-year-old device on a craft 24 billion kilometres from Earth is not easy. Voyager 1 and its twin Voyager 2 were both launched in 1977 on a reconnaissance mission to … Read more

Nasa’s James Webb telescope to explore mystical auroras of Uranus and Saturn

Nasa’s James Webb telescope to explore mystical auroras of Uranus and Saturn

NEW DELHI: Nasa’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), a cornerstone in modern astronomical observation, is preparing to embark on a groundbreaking study of the auroras lighting up the polar skies of Uranus and Saturn. Researchers from the University of Leicester are at the helm of this venture, with the goal of delving deeper into the … Read more

Saturn-Sun Conjunction On February 29: Brace Yourself For Sudden Transformations | Astrology

Saturn-Sun Conjunction On February 29: Brace Yourself For Sudden Transformations | Astrology

On February 29, 2024, the mighty Sun and Saturn will unite in deep conjunction in the sign of Aquarius, creating a potent energy that will reverberate throughout our lives. Whenever the Sun and Saturn are so close to each other, they bring about profound shifts and transformations in various walks of our lives. Let us … Read more