Rare 'Blue Moon' to be visible tomorrow night
Press Trust of India | Thursday August 30, 2012
A rare 'Blue Moon' will be visible tomorrow night. When a second full moon in a calendar month appears in the night sky it is known as a 'Blue Moon'. N Sri Raghunandan Kumar, Director Planetary Society of India said, this month the first full moon ...
Newly-found asteroid buzzes past Earth
Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 29, 2012
A newly-discovered asteroid passed in close proximity to the earth on Tuesday, just 14,000 km above the planet's surface, but caused no damage to the orbiting communication satellites. The asteroid "2012 KT42," which entered the Clark Belt of geosync...
Press Trust of India | Thursday January 5, 2012
The Sun will be closest to our planet today, giving an opportunity to astro-enthusiasts to carry out several experiments. "At 5:53 am tomorrow (Perihelion Day), the Earth will be at its nearest point from the Sun. The distance at that time is 147 mil...
