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Indonesia Volcano Belches Six-Mile Ash Tower
- Friday August 1, 2025
- World News | Agence France-Presse
An Indonesian volcano spewed a 10-kilometre molten plume of ash topped by lightning into the sky, weeks after another huge eruption triggered dozens of flight cancellations in Bali.
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Two Meteor Showers To Light Up Sky At Same Time In July: Here Are Best Viewing Tips
- Tuesday July 29, 2025
- Science | Edited by Srishti Singh Sisodia
The meteor showers will peak on the nights of July 29 and 30, 2025, with up to 25 meteors per hour visible in dark skies.
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Rubin Observatory Captures Distant Nebulae From Chilean Mountaintop
- Friday June 27, 2025
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
The Rubin Observatory has unveiled its first public images, revealing vivid views of the Lagoon and Trifid Nebulae located 4,000 light-years away. These stunning images mark the beginning of a decade-long sky survey that will capture thousands of nightly exposures, explore dark matter, and transform the way scientists—and the public—observe the...
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Vera C. Rubin Observatory Unveils First Images, Hints at Universe’s Dynamic Secrets Ahead
- Wednesday June 25, 2025
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
The Rubin Observatory’s first image captures 10 million galaxies, marking the start of a decade-long sky survey. With its powerful telescope and LSST camera, it will scan the southern sky every three nights, unveiling hidden galaxies, stellar nurseries, and transient cosmic events. Scientists anticipate transformative discoveries about dark matte...
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Summer Solstice 2025: When Is The Longest Day Of Year & What Does It Mean?
- Friday June 20, 2025
- Offbeat | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
Traditionally, the solstice marks the longest day and the start of summer. The event has fascinated civilisations for thousands of years.
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Missiles In Sky, Music On Roof: Video Shows Lebanon Party Amid Israel-Iran Tensions
- Sunday June 15, 2025
- World News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
A video circulating on social media shows surreal scenes allegedly from a rooftop bar in Beirut, where people continue partying as missiles streak across the night sky.
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Astrophotographer Captures Stunning Portrait of Lagoon and Trifid Nebulas in Glowing Detail
- Wednesday June 18, 2025
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
Astrophotographer Greg Meyer captured a vivid 34-hour exposure of the Lagoon and Trifid nebulas glowing in the constellation Sagittarius. Framed beneath a dense starfield, the image reveals young stars sculpting gas and dust across 4,000 light-years. Taken from Arizona’s dark skies, the portrait offers a dazzling glimpse into stellar birth region...
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Brightest Planets in June’s Night Sky: How and When to See Mercury, Venus, Mars and Saturn
- Monday June 2, 2025
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
Skywatchers can spot Mercury, Venus, Mars, and Saturn in prime June skies during dusk and dawn hours. With Mercury at its best visibility, Mars pairing with Regulus, and Venus and Saturn rising before sunrise, celestial highlights abound. A crescent moon joins Mars on June 29, making this month ideal for skywatching and astrophotography.
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Polaris Wasn’t Always the North Star: How Earth’s Wobble Shifts the Celestial Pole
- Thursday May 22, 2025
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
Earth’s 26,000-year axial precession gradually shifts the celestial pole, replacing Polaris with new North Stars over millennia. Stars like Thuban, Kochab, Errai, and Vega have taken turns guiding humanity, and more will follow. According to NASA, gravitational forces cause this cosmic wobble, reminding us that even the seemingly constant night s...
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Canadian Astrophotographer Captures Stunning Sunflower Galaxy from Ontario
- Tuesday May 20, 2025
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff, Edited by Rohan Pal
Astrophotographer Ronald Brecher has captured a magnificent image of Messier 63, famously known as the Sunflower Galaxy, from his backyard observatory in Guelph, Ontario. With over 13 hours of exposures taken using a Celestron 14" EDGE HD telescope and advanced imaging filters, the spiral galaxy’s fragmented arms and bright core are revealed in s...
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NASA’s Perseverance Captures Deimos Before Dawn in Striking Martian Sky Image
- Monday May 19, 2025
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
NASA’s Perseverance rover captured a rare pre-dawn image of Mars’ moon Deimos on Sol 1433, stitching together 16 long-exposure shots into a 52-second composition. Despite image noise and cosmic interference, the photo reveals Deimos, stars like Regulus and Algieba, and Martian sky conditions, highlighting the rover’s expanding role in celesti...
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'Will Respond In Measured Manner But...': What S Jaishankar Told US On Pak
- Friday May 9, 2025
- India News | NDTV News Desk
Even as the night skies over Indian cities lit up by Pak missiles, the United States has emphasised on India the need "immediate de-escalation" of military tension with Pakistan, US State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said Thursday night.
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Russia Launched Bombs During Kremlin-Sponsored Ceasefire: Ukraine
- Thursday May 8, 2025
- World News | Reuters
A three-day ceasefire declared by Russia came into effect on Thursday morning with skies over Ukraine's major cities quiet, in a change from successive nights of heavy attacks by Russian drones and ballistic missiles.
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Indonesia Volcano Belches Six-Mile Ash Tower
- Friday August 1, 2025
- World News | Agence France-Presse
An Indonesian volcano spewed a 10-kilometre molten plume of ash topped by lightning into the sky, weeks after another huge eruption triggered dozens of flight cancellations in Bali.
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www.ndtv.com
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Two Meteor Showers To Light Up Sky At Same Time In July: Here Are Best Viewing Tips
- Tuesday July 29, 2025
- Science | Edited by Srishti Singh Sisodia
The meteor showers will peak on the nights of July 29 and 30, 2025, with up to 25 meteors per hour visible in dark skies.
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www.ndtv.com
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Rubin Observatory Captures Distant Nebulae From Chilean Mountaintop
- Friday June 27, 2025
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
The Rubin Observatory has unveiled its first public images, revealing vivid views of the Lagoon and Trifid Nebulae located 4,000 light-years away. These stunning images mark the beginning of a decade-long sky survey that will capture thousands of nightly exposures, explore dark matter, and transform the way scientists—and the public—observe the...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Vera C. Rubin Observatory Unveils First Images, Hints at Universe’s Dynamic Secrets Ahead
- Wednesday June 25, 2025
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
The Rubin Observatory’s first image captures 10 million galaxies, marking the start of a decade-long sky survey. With its powerful telescope and LSST camera, it will scan the southern sky every three nights, unveiling hidden galaxies, stellar nurseries, and transient cosmic events. Scientists anticipate transformative discoveries about dark matte...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Summer Solstice 2025: When Is The Longest Day Of Year & What Does It Mean?
- Friday June 20, 2025
- Offbeat | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
Traditionally, the solstice marks the longest day and the start of summer. The event has fascinated civilisations for thousands of years.
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www.ndtv.com
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Missiles In Sky, Music On Roof: Video Shows Lebanon Party Amid Israel-Iran Tensions
- Sunday June 15, 2025
- World News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
A video circulating on social media shows surreal scenes allegedly from a rooftop bar in Beirut, where people continue partying as missiles streak across the night sky.
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www.ndtv.com
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Astrophotographer Captures Stunning Portrait of Lagoon and Trifid Nebulas in Glowing Detail
- Wednesday June 18, 2025
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
Astrophotographer Greg Meyer captured a vivid 34-hour exposure of the Lagoon and Trifid nebulas glowing in the constellation Sagittarius. Framed beneath a dense starfield, the image reveals young stars sculpting gas and dust across 4,000 light-years. Taken from Arizona’s dark skies, the portrait offers a dazzling glimpse into stellar birth region...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Brightest Planets in June’s Night Sky: How and When to See Mercury, Venus, Mars and Saturn
- Monday June 2, 2025
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
Skywatchers can spot Mercury, Venus, Mars, and Saturn in prime June skies during dusk and dawn hours. With Mercury at its best visibility, Mars pairing with Regulus, and Venus and Saturn rising before sunrise, celestial highlights abound. A crescent moon joins Mars on June 29, making this month ideal for skywatching and astrophotography.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Polaris Wasn’t Always the North Star: How Earth’s Wobble Shifts the Celestial Pole
- Thursday May 22, 2025
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
Earth’s 26,000-year axial precession gradually shifts the celestial pole, replacing Polaris with new North Stars over millennia. Stars like Thuban, Kochab, Errai, and Vega have taken turns guiding humanity, and more will follow. According to NASA, gravitational forces cause this cosmic wobble, reminding us that even the seemingly constant night s...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Canadian Astrophotographer Captures Stunning Sunflower Galaxy from Ontario
- Tuesday May 20, 2025
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff, Edited by Rohan Pal
Astrophotographer Ronald Brecher has captured a magnificent image of Messier 63, famously known as the Sunflower Galaxy, from his backyard observatory in Guelph, Ontario. With over 13 hours of exposures taken using a Celestron 14" EDGE HD telescope and advanced imaging filters, the spiral galaxy’s fragmented arms and bright core are revealed in s...
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www.gadgets360.com
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NASA’s Perseverance Captures Deimos Before Dawn in Striking Martian Sky Image
- Monday May 19, 2025
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
NASA’s Perseverance rover captured a rare pre-dawn image of Mars’ moon Deimos on Sol 1433, stitching together 16 long-exposure shots into a 52-second composition. Despite image noise and cosmic interference, the photo reveals Deimos, stars like Regulus and Algieba, and Martian sky conditions, highlighting the rover’s expanding role in celesti...
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www.gadgets360.com
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'Will Respond In Measured Manner But...': What S Jaishankar Told US On Pak
- Friday May 9, 2025
- India News | NDTV News Desk
Even as the night skies over Indian cities lit up by Pak missiles, the United States has emphasised on India the need "immediate de-escalation" of military tension with Pakistan, US State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said Thursday night.
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www.ndtv.com
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Russia Launched Bombs During Kremlin-Sponsored Ceasefire: Ukraine
- Thursday May 8, 2025
- World News | Reuters
A three-day ceasefire declared by Russia came into effect on Thursday morning with skies over Ukraine's major cities quiet, in a change from successive nights of heavy attacks by Russian drones and ballistic missiles.
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www.ndtv.com