April 23, 2022 10:12 am
Four planets of our solar system - Venus, Mars, Saturn and Jupiter are set to align this month. Mercury is set to join the quartet around June 24 to take the count of visible planets to five.
November 25, 2021 6:31 pm
The results, NASA says, will help scientists understand the dynamics of huge gas giant planets both in our own solar system and around other stars, as well as provide insights into how Earth’s atmosphere works.
July 09, 2021 7:43 am
A paper published last month in Nature Astronomy concluded that there may be unknown methane-producing processes on Enceladus that await discovery.
January 25, 2021 8:38 am
As a result of the new findings of the mystery moon, researchers believe that they can send a robotic submarine to Titan's biggest lake Kraken Mare
December 30, 2020 3:00 pm
Great Conjunction: A pairing between any pair of planets is a conjunction. Jupiter and Saturn are the two largest planets visible to the naked eye, hence the expression ‘Great Conjunction’.
December 21, 2020 9:33 pm
Winter Solstice Jupiter-Saturn great conjunction: On Winter Solstice, the two planets will come close to the extent that they will be separated by just one-tenth of a degree in a phenomenon called the Christmas Star.
December 21, 2020 2:36 pm
Jupiter-Saturn great conjunction Date, Timings: As per NASA, Saturn will be slightly fainter as it will appear to be above the largest planet of our solar system towards the left. The positions will be reversed after December 21.
November 23, 2020 8:13 pm
What makes the 'Great Conjunction 2020' event so rare is that the last recorded occurrence of it dates back to July 16, 1623, which is almost four centuries ago.
June 10, 2020 9:28 am
Back in April this year, we saw a similar wide triangle formed by Saturn, Jupiter, and the Moon.
April 15, 2020 12:31 pm
The exoplanet TOI-849b that revolves around its star TOI-849 could be the remnant core of a gas giant.