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Over the quasi-moon: What is Zoozve and how did it get its name?

A tiny moon painted next to Venus on a children’s poster of the solar system puzzled a science show host. What followed gave a space object a new name.

The poster depicting Zoozve that hangs in Latif Nasser’s home. It was created by artist Alex Foster. (Image: @latifnasser on X)
Updated on Mar 15, 2024 10:18 PM IST
BySukanya Datta

NASA's capsule with asteroid samples returns to Earth

NASA's asteroid sample return mission: NASA's capsule carrying asteroid sample returns to Earth, providing insight into planet and solar system formation.

This is NASA's first asteroid sample return mission.(NASA)
Updated on Sep 24, 2023 09:25 PM IST

When a camera takes a selfie, and reveals a star

Last year, NASA's Near Infrared Camera took its own selfie for "engineering and alignment purposes.” Will the wonders of this space explorer never cease?

Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex taken by the NIRCam, which was released on the first anniversary of the James Webb Telescope on July 12, 2023.(NASA/ STScl)
Published on Jul 14, 2023 09:39 PM IST
ByParoma Mukherjee

Chandrayaan-3 mission countdown begins tomorrow; India set to join elite group

Chandrayaan-3 mission will demonstrate safe and soft landing on lunar surface, rover roving on the moon and conduct in-situ scientific experiments

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) completes the 'launch rehearsal' for Chandrayaan-3, which will be launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, on July 14th. (ANI Photo)(ISRO Twitter)
Published on Jul 12, 2023 11:10 PM IST
ANI | | Posted by Singh Rahul Sunilkumar

Watch: ‘Giant mirror’-like alien planet that ‘shouldn't exist’, discovered

Reseachers have discovered an ultra-hot exo-planet that reflects a whopping 80% of the light shone on it by its host star, acting like a “mirror.”

An artist's impression of the exoplanet LTT9779b orbiting its host star, located 264 light years from Earth.(via REUTERS)
Published on Jul 11, 2023 01:27 PM IST

In search of aliens, ESA set to launch JUICE mission to Jupiter. Know about it

After an odyssey of eight years, the explorer will reach Jupiter in 2031 which will be set off on an Ariane 5 launcher.

Jupiter, the ‘king’ of the solar system in a pic by Nasa.(Instagram/@nasawebb)
Published on Apr 13, 2023 12:59 PM IST
BySnehashish Roy

NASA satellite captures 'smiling Sun'. Know the science behind it

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), an agency under the United States Department of Commerce, has issued a G1 (minor) geomagnetic storm warning for Saturday, as Earth is currently in the firing line of the trio of solar wind streams, which could hit our planet in the next few days.

The three dark patches that made the Sun ‘smiling’ are coronal holes- regions of open magnetic field line structures allowing solar wind to readily escape into space.(@NASASun/ Twitter)
Updated on Oct 28, 2022 08:49 PM IST
By | Edited by Aniruddha Dhar

Fascinating animated video comparing Jupiter's size to other planets goes viral

This animated video that was recently shared on Twitter and went viral, shows how much bigger Jupiter is, compared to planet Earth.

Screengrab from the viral Twitter video that shows how much bigger Jupiter is, compared to planet Earth. (Twitter/@physicsJ)
Published on Apr 29, 2022 05:09 PM IST
BySohini Sengupta

How strong was this week's solar eruption? 'Earth may have dodged a bullet'

The massive eruption of February 15 came shorty after the solar explosion of February 4 which destroyed 40 SpaceX satellites.

Giant solar eruption of February 15. (Photo: ESA's Solar Orbiter)
Published on Feb 20, 2022 07:06 AM IST
By | Written by Poulomi Ghosh

Nasa spacecraft ‘touches’ the Sun. What this historic milestone means

According to Nasa, the success of the Parker Solar Probe represents much more than technological innovation. The spacecraft's landmark achievement has restored hope about solving age-old mysteries about the red-hot star.

The rocketship, called the Parker Solar Probe, successfully entered and flew through the Sun's upper atmosphere – the corona. (Graphic via Nasa)
Updated on Dec 15, 2021 11:04 AM IST
Written by Joydeep Bose | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi, Hindustan Times, New Delhi

Saturn, Earth to come the closest today. Check time here

Saturn will appear bright even with the naked eye and it can be seen throughout the night in August.

Saturn and Earth will be closest to each other at 11.30am Indian Standard Time (IST). (Representative Photo)
Published on Aug 02, 2021 09:41 AM IST
By | Written by Meenakshi Ray

Five planets were visible with naked eyes on Sunday

Mercury is usually not visible to the naked eye, but if the sky is clear then it will be easily visible today,” astronomer RC Kapoor said.

Jupiter, which the astronomer said would be the brightest object in the sky, will be close by Saturn in the western horizon and implored all people to enjoy the celestial spectacle. (representational image)(Unsplash)
Updated on Jul 19, 2020 02:46 PM IST
Bengaluru | ByAsian News International | Posted by: Srimoyee Chowdhury

For the first time, astronomers witness birth of new planet around a distant star

The images, taken by the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT), show a dense disc of dust and gas around a young star AB Aurigae in which astronomers have spotted a prominent spiral structure with a ‘twist’ that marks the site where a planet may be forming.

This image shows the disc around the young AB Aurigae star, where ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) has spotted signs of planet birth.(Photo Credit: ESO/Boccaletti et al.)
Updated on May 22, 2020 05:14 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Byhindustantimes.com | Edited by:Anubha Rohatgi

Scientists discover ‘rare’ Super-Earth planet in centre of galaxy

According to the researchers, the planet’s host star is about 10% the mass of our Sun. The Super Earth planet’s mass would be somewhere between that of Earth and Neptune, and would orbit at a location between Venus and Earth from the parent star. The planet’s ‘year’ would be of approximately 617 days.

This artists concept contrasts our familiar Earth with a Super-Earth planet known as 55 Cancri e.(Photo Credit:NASA website)
Updated on May 13, 2020 12:25 AM IST
New Delhi | Byhindustantimes.com | Edited by Anubha Rohatgi

640 light-years from Earth is an ‘ultra-hot giant planet’ where it ‘rains’ iron

One could say that this planet gets rainy in the evening, except it rains iron,” said study co-author David Ehrenreich, a professor at the University of Geneva in Switzerland.

The researchers said the ‘iron rain’ planet only ever shows one face -- its day side -- to its parent star, while its cooler night side remains in perpetual darkness (Image for representation).(Getty Images)
Updated on Mar 12, 2020 01:58 PM IST
London | ByPress Trust of India

Google marks Leap Day with a doodle

Leap Day, which comes every four years on February 29, is a day observed in various solar calenders including Gregorian calendar.

Google is celebrating Leap Day today with a doodle.(Google)
Updated on Feb 29, 2020 07:37 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

Astronomers found smallest dwarf planet in our solar system

A team of scientists has presented images that push a known asteroid Hygiea, into the category of a dwarf planet.

Representational image.(REUTERS)
Updated on Nov 05, 2019 08:34 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By

‘Absolute surprise’, says scientist as Jupiter-like planet orbits little star

The star, called GJ 3512, is about 12% the size of our sun, while the planet that orbits it has a mass of at least about half of Jupiter, our solar system’s largest planet.

Jupitar-like planet observed orbiting a small star leaves the scientist in surprise(Reuters photo/ Representative image)
Updated on Sep 27, 2019 05:11 PM IST
Washington | ByReuters

Watch | Chandrayaan 2 about to create history: The journey so far

Chandrayaan-2 will aim to determine the extent of water presence on the Moon and understand the origins of the Solar System.

India’s second Moon mission Chandrayaan-2 lifts off onboard GSLV Mk III-M1 launch vehicle from Satish Dhawan Space Center at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh, Monday, July 22, 2019.(PTI file photo)
Updated on Jun 26, 2020 06:26 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By

Hordes of tardigrades, Earth’s toughest creatures, may now be living on Moon

Tardigrades can withstand extreme radiation, sizzling heat, the coldest temperatures of the universe, and decades without food.

Tardigrades are microscopic creatures. They likely made it out alive following a crash landing on the lunar surface by Israel’s Beresheet probe in April, the US-based organization responsible for their trip said Tuesday.
Updated on Aug 07, 2019 05:24 PM IST
Washington | ByAgence France-Presse

Two Earth-like planets discovered around dwarf star

The observations showed that two planets are orbiting the red dwarf star, both of them similar to the planets in the inner part of the Solar System.

The planets are located only 12.5 light years away orbiting the Teegarden star - a red dwarf in the direction of the constellation of Aries(Reuters File Photo/ Representative Image)
Updated on Jun 19, 2019 12:38 PM IST
Berlin | ByPress Trust of India

Chinese spacecraft discovers secrets of Moon’s dark side

In January, the Chinese spacecraft Chang’e-4 -- named after the moon goddess in Chinese mythology -- became the first ever craft to touch down on the far side of the lunar surface.

Scientists on Wednesday said they could be a step closer to solving the riddle behind the Moon’s formation, unveiling the most detailed survey yet of the far side of Earth’s satellite.(AFP)
Updated on May 16, 2019 02:43 PM IST
Paris | ByAgence France-Presse
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