Tagged : astronomy
Sky gazers gear up for Messier marathon
Sky gazers are set for a week-long celestial treat from Saturday with the start of Messier marathon, an annual astronomy event........
Published : Thursday 11 Mar 2010 16:57 | Read More
Sky gazers are set for a week-long celestial treat from Saturday with the start of Messier marathon, an annual astronomy event........
Published : Thursday 11 Mar 2010 16:57 | Read More
India witnesses longest solar eclipse of the millennium
New Delhi/ Hyderabad, Jan 15 - ANI: The astronomy lovers got the opportunity to witness the longest solar eclipse of the millennium on Friday, as the eclipse was partially visible in most parts of the country. The eclipse appeared as an annular one in.......
Published : Friday 15 Jan 2010 17:12 | Read More
New Delhi/ Hyderabad, Jan 15 - ANI: The astronomy lovers got the opportunity to witness the longest solar eclipse of the millennium on Friday, as the eclipse was partially visible in most parts of the country. The eclipse appeared as an annular one in.......
Published : Friday 15 Jan 2010 17:12 | Read More
Astronomy, faith meet in Har-ki-Pauri on solar eclipse
Tradition and astronomy fused on the banks of the Ganges during the annular solar eclipse Friday as temples shut their doors and covered the idols in muslin shrouds and bathers completed their morning pre-eclipse rituals by the time the sun went into the .......
Published : Friday 15 Jan 2010 16:36 | Read More
Tradition and astronomy fused on the banks of the Ganges during the annular solar eclipse Friday as temples shut their doors and covered the idols in muslin shrouds and bathers completed their morning pre-eclipse rituals by the time the sun went into the .......
Published : Friday 15 Jan 2010 16:36 | Read More
Longest solar eclipse of the millennium begins
New Delhi, Jan 15 - ANI: The stage is set for astronomy lovers to witness the longest solar eclipse of the millennium on Friday, as the sun eclipse in India began around 11 a.m. and is expected to finish around 3:15 p.m., with the maximum eclipse to be wi.......
Published : Friday 15 Jan 2010 12:15 | Read More
New Delhi, Jan 15 - ANI: The stage is set for astronomy lovers to witness the longest solar eclipse of the millennium on Friday, as the sun eclipse in India began around 11 a.m. and is expected to finish around 3:15 p.m., with the maximum eclipse to be wi.......
Published : Friday 15 Jan 2010 12:15 | Read More
10 percent of solar systems are like ours
Ten percent of solar systems in the whole universe are like ours, says an astronomy study........
Published : Wednesday 06 Jan 2010 16:14 | Read More
Ten percent of solar systems in the whole universe are like ours, says an astronomy study........
Published : Wednesday 06 Jan 2010 16:14 | Read More
Galileo's lost fingers, tooth found
London, Nov 21 - ANI: Father of astronomy Galileo Galilei's missing fingers and a tooth have been found again........
Published : Saturday 21 Nov 2009 10:10 | Read More
London, Nov 21 - ANI: Father of astronomy Galileo Galilei's missing fingers and a tooth have been found again........
Published : Saturday 21 Nov 2009 10:10 | Read More
Record-breaking radio astronomy project to measure sky with extreme precision
Washington, November 17 - ANI: Astronomers will tie together the largest collection of the worlds radio telescopes ever assembled to work as a single observing tool in a project aimed at improving the precision of the reference frame scientists use to mea.......
Published : Tuesday 17 Nov 2009 11:56 | Read More
Washington, November 17 - ANI: Astronomers will tie together the largest collection of the worlds radio telescopes ever assembled to work as a single observing tool in a project aimed at improving the precision of the reference frame scientists use to mea.......
Published : Tuesday 17 Nov 2009 11:56 | Read More
Submissions invited for Mani Bhaumik prize for excellence in astronomy
Berlin, October 16 - ANI: The International Year of Astronomy 2009 (IYA2009) is soliciting nominations and submissions for the IYA2009/Mani Bhaumik Prize for Excellence in Astronomy Education and Public Outreach........
Published : Friday 16 Oct 2009 13:00 | Read More
Berlin, October 16 - ANI: The International Year of Astronomy 2009 (IYA2009) is soliciting nominations and submissions for the IYA2009/Mani Bhaumik Prize for Excellence in Astronomy Education and Public Outreach........
Published : Friday 16 Oct 2009 13:00 | Read More
Ancient Egyptian temples followed astronomy to set their calendars
London, September 9 - ANI: A new study has indicated that ancient Egyptian temples were aligned so precisely with astronomical events that people could set their political, economic and religious calendars by them........
Published : Wednesday 09 Sep 2009 15:22 | Read More
London, September 9 - ANI: A new study has indicated that ancient Egyptian temples were aligned so precisely with astronomical events that people could set their political, economic and religious calendars by them........
Published : Wednesday 09 Sep 2009 15:22 | Read More
Pramod Kale gets Aryabhatta award
New Delhi, Aug 12 - ANI: Promod Kale was today awarded the Aryabhatta award 2006 for his outstanding life-time contribution to the promotion of astronomy in India. .......
Published : Wednesday 12 Aug 2009 19:06 | Read More
New Delhi, Aug 12 - ANI: Promod Kale was today awarded the Aryabhatta award 2006 for his outstanding life-time contribution to the promotion of astronomy in India. .......
Published : Wednesday 12 Aug 2009 19:06 | Read More
Special flight provides lifetime experience to eclipse chasers
Around 30 astronomy enthusiasts boarded a chartered plane at the Indira Gandhi International Airport on Wednesday to chase the total solar eclipse up to Gaya above the clouds at a height of 41,000 feet .......
Published : Wednesday 22 Jul 2009 11:05 | Read More
Around 30 astronomy enthusiasts boarded a chartered plane at the Indira Gandhi International Airport on Wednesday to chase the total solar eclipse up to Gaya above the clouds at a height of 41,000 feet .......
Published : Wednesday 22 Jul 2009 11:05 | Read More
Copernicus' eyes were blue, not dark brown
Washington, July 10 - ANI: Father of modern astronomy Nicolaus Copernicus' eye colour was blue and not dark brown, as had been believed earlier, revealed genetic research on the scientist's remains........
Published : Friday 10 Jul 2009 10:05 | Read More
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Washington, July 10 - ANI: Father of modern astronomy Nicolaus Copernicus' eye colour was blue and not dark brown, as had been believed earlier, revealed genetic research on the scientist's remains........
Published : Friday 10 Jul 2009 10:05 | Read More