Copernicus by removing earth from the centre of the Universe and by placing it in the orbit around an ordinary star our Sun (and consequently later astronomers placing that star one among hundreds of billions in an ordinary galaxy in an a universe that has hundreds of billions of galaxies)  has made the biggest revolution […]

The smallest and innermost planet of the Solar system is also least known. Being so close to the sun it is difficult to spot or observe. It is outshined by the light of dawn or dusk. In cities, it is blocked by buildings. Until 2011 we did not have a complete map of the Sun’s […]

For centuries, humanity has been fascinated by the night sky, captivated by the stars and celestial bodies that shine brightly above. The planets, once thought to be mere wandering stars, have not only played a significant role in mythology, astrology, and religion but have also been central to the advancement of science. From ancient civilizations […]

Copernicus removed Earth from the centre of the Universe, and by placing it in orbit around an ordinary star, our Sun (and consequently later astronomers placing that star one among hundreds of billions in an ordinary galaxy in a universe that has hundreds of billions of galaxies) has made the biggest revolution in the history […]

पृथ्वी सूर्या की पारिक्रम करती है यह जानने से पहले ही आर्य भट ने यह तो जान लिया था कि आकाश के पिंडों  की दो गतियाँ हैं एक गेंद जैसी गोल पृथ्वी एक दिन  में एक बार अपनी धुरी पर पूरा घूम जाती है। इसी से दिन रात होते हैं और आकाश के सारे तारे […]

Our ancestors took the Sun for granted. Unlike the Moon, it doesn’t change its shape/phase, or its brightness on its own doesn’t change unless its light is blocked by dust, fog or clouds. In the morning, the Sun rises every day without fail and sets in the evening without fail. Apart from this, nothing about […]

A Blaze star or ‘Nova’ in Corona Borealis Located between constellation Hercules and Bootes is a small contellation Corona Borealis or northern crown, stars of this constellation form a semicircle formation. Stargazers ignore this region as there is no deep sky object or binary stars to attract casual observers. But in the coming months people […]

कोरोना बोरेलिस में एक ब्लेज़ सितारा या ‘नोवा’ हरक्यूलिस और बूट्स तारामंडल के बीच स्थित एक छोटा सा तारामंडल है कोरोना बोरेलिस, या उत्तरी मुकुट, इस तारामंडल के तारे एक अर्धवृत्त संरचना बनाते हैं। स्टारगेज़र इस क्षेत्र को नजरअंदाज कर देते हैं क्योंकि आकस्मिक पर्यवेक्षकों को आकर्षित करने के लिए कोई गहरे आकाश की वस्तु […]