This day in history we feature Isaac Newton. A genius with dark secrets Sir Isaac Newton, who changed the way we understand the Universe was born on this day in 1642. Trivia – Isaac Newton Sir Isaac Newton was an English mathematician, physicist, astronomer, alchemist, theologian, and author (described in his time as a “natural […]
This day in history we feature Great Comet of 1680. German astronomer Gottfried Kirch discovers the first comet by telescope on this day in 1680. Trivia – Great Comet of 1680 C/1680 V1, also called the Great Comet of 1680, Kirch’s Comet, and Newton’s Comet. It became one of the brightest comets of the seventeenth […]
This day in history we feature Helium. French astronomer Pierre Janssen discovers helium on this day in 1868. Trivia – Helium Helium was discovered in the gaseous atmosphere surrounding the Sun by a bright yellow line in the spectrum of the solar chromosphere; this line was initially assumed to represent the element sodium. The line […]
In a rare moment of history, researchers have captured an image of a black hole in the middle of our galaxy. It was captured by the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT), with an international team working with eight synchronised radio telescopes from around the world to capture the picture. The image captured shows a glowing circle […]
In a recent report, NASA has indicated how the future will look for ISS and how it will ultimately end up in a ‘spacecraft cemetery.’ Writing in the International Space Station Transition Report, NASA said, “The ISS is a unique laboratory that is returning enormous scientific, educational, and technological developments to benefit people on Earth […]
A meteorite from Mars that’s over 4 billion-year-old that caused chaos here on Earth decades ago actually has no evidence of ancient, primitive Martian life, after all, scientists reported recently. In the year 1996, a NASA-led team reported that organic compounds in the rock appeared to have been left behind by living creatures. Other researchers […]
Telescopes are time machines. One day, they could take us to a time before starlight. When astronomers peer out into the vast distances of space, they’re also looking back in time. That’s because faraway light takes a long time to reach us. Just as experts study fossils on Earth to understand past eras, they can […]
The Perseids, one of the best meteor showers of the year is due on 12-13 August Moonless Night will make the Perseids probably the best shower of the year Stargazers and Skywatchers are going to get an amazing time this week when Perseid Meteor Shower will be on its peak on 12-13August Night for this […]
