Astronomy

Scientists have found evidence that another object has bombarded Jupiter, exactly 15 years after the first impacts by the comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 — a comet that had been seen to break into many pieces before the pieces hit Jupiter in 1994. First discovered by Australian amateur astronomer Anthony Wesley on July 19, the Pacific Ocean-sized [...]

The longest total solar eclipse during the 21st century, not to be surpassed until June 2132 has took place on 22 July 2009. It lasted a maximum of 6 minutes and 39 seconds off the coast of Southeast Asia,causing tourist interest in eastern China, Japan, India and Nepal. This was the second in the series [...]

This year, a staggering 135 nations are collaborating to bring the universe closer to Earth. The International Year of Astronomy 2009 (IYA2009) has been launched by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) under the theme, “The Universe, yours to discover.” The IYA2009 is a global celebration of [...]

The first solar eclipse of 2009 will took place on January 26, 2009. Partial phases of the eclipse are visible primarily from southern third of Africa, Madagascar, Australia (except Tasmania), southeast India, Southeast Asia and Indonesia. The annular path begins in the South Atlantic at 06:06 UT when the Moon’s antumbral shadow meets Earth and forms [...]

The next Winter Solstice will took place on December 21, 2008 at 12:05 GMT. The event marks the first day of winter in the northern hemisphere, and summer in southern hemisphere. In the northern hemisphere, the Winter Solstice is day of the year (near December 22nd) when the Sun is farthest south. The declination of the [...]

The sun will be reaching point of autumnal equinox (fall equinox) on September 22, 2008, at 03:43 pm UTC. At this event, Sun appears to cross the celestial equator, from north to south; this marks the beginning of autumn in the Northern Hemisphere. Autumnal equinox is also correspondences to occurrence of harvest moon — a [...]

A partial lunar eclipse will took place on August 16, 2008. It is visibile primarily from the Eastern Hemisphere as well as eastern South America. Greatest eclipse takes place at 21:10:06 UT when the eclipse magnitude will reach 0.8076. The timings of the major phases of the eclipse are listed below. Penumbral Eclipse Begins: [...]

A total solar eclipse will took place on August 01, 2008. The eclipse is visible from within a narrow corridor that traverses half the Earth. The path of the Moon’s umbral shadow begins in Canada and extends across northern Greenland, the Arctic, central Russia, Mongolia, and China where it will end at sunset. A partial [...]

Today, June 30 2008, marks the 100th anniversary of the 1908 Tunguska event. In the early morning of 30 June, 1908, witnesses told of a gigantic explosion and blinding flash. Thousands of square kilometres of trees were burned and flattened. Fortunately, the gigantic blast is happened on unpopulated area in Tunguska, Siberia (now part [...]

Summer solstice for this year will occur on June 20, 2008 at 23:59 UTC. During his event, the Sun appears to be directly overhead at noon for places situated at latitude 23.44° north, known as the tropic of Cancer. This event marks the beginning of summer in northern hemisphere and winter in southern hemisphere. The word [...]