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Crazy about space? Plan a stargazing vacation to watch meteor showers in the night sky

December 29, 2018 3:13 pm

What we witnessed was like celestial fireworks—almost two shooting stars per minute. They seem to diverge from a single spot in the sky, called the radiant, located in the constellation Gemini but can be seen all across the sky.

In an image from NASA, a view of Saturn from the Cassini spacecraft.

Saturn could lose its rings sooner than astronomers expected

December 18, 2018 1:34 pm

Without its icy accouterments, Saturn would look boring and beige compared to some of the other gas giants. Stretching some 175,000 miles across, Saturn’s bangles easily outshine the dark, fragmented rings feebly encircling Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune.

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Ancient cave art suggests humans understood complex astronomy 40,000 years ago

November 28, 2018 2:00 pm

The findings indicate that the astronomical insights of ancient people were far greater than previously believed. Their knowledge may have aided navigation of the open seas, with implications for our understanding of prehistoric human migration, researchers said.

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Astrophysicist Jayant Narlikar Turns 80: ‘Despite excellent work at many labs, a Nobel Prize in science eludes India since 1930’

July 20, 2018 9:17 am

Jayant Narlikar, professor emeritus at the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA) and one of the most famous residents of the city, turned 80 on Thursday.