Tag: Sun
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Record-breaking flare spotted on Sun’s nearest neighbour
"In the past, we didn't know that stars could flare in the millimetre range, so this is the first time we have gone looking for millimetre flares," MacGregor said.
April 23, 2021 -
Why this exoplanet is at large distance from sun-like star
The newly discovered planet orbits 110 times more distant from its star than the Earth does from the sun (or 20 times the distance between the sun and Jupiter).
April 21, 2021 -
Despite cloud cover in Delhi, PM Modi manages to catch glimpse of solar eclipse
A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun, totally or partly obscuring the Sun for a viewer on Earth.
December 26, 2019 -
The shadow play of planets
The transit of Mercury helps measure our distance to the Sun.
November 13, 2019 -
Thousands watch in awe as sky turns dark in South America during total solar eclipse
The next solar eclipse, although not a total eclipse, is set to happen on December 26, 2019 and will be visible in the Middle East, including Qatar.
July 3, 2019 -
When is Surya Grahan 2019? Check out Solar Eclipse dates, estimated timing in 2019
The upcoming eclipse is going to be the only total solar eclipse that will occur this year.
June 27, 2019 -
Black hole image captured for very first time in history
The image shows a bright ring formed as light bends in the intense gravity around a black hole that is 6.5 billion times more massive than the Sun.
April 10, 2019 -
Soak up winter sunlight wisely to be hale and hearty
Spending a little time basking in the sun is a blissful therapy.
November 29, 2018 -
Galileo’s damage control
The scientist considered prudence the better part of valour while dealing with Papal orthodoxy.
September 26, 2018 -
Why won’t NASA’s Parker Solar Probe melt?
With NASA launching a historic Parker Solar Probe deeper into the solar atmosphere than any mission before it, the question arises: Why won't it melt?
August 13, 2018 -
Missed the lunar eclipse? Find out when is the next
There’s more to this week, celestially, than the longest lunar eclipse of the century!
July 28, 2018 -
Complete lunar eclipse begins, the longest of this century
The total eclipse lasts 1 hour and 43 minutes, with the entire event lasting closer to four hours.
July 28, 2018 -
Parker Solar Probe | All you want to know about NASA Sun mission
Named after physicist Eugene Parker, who published a groundbreaking paper on solar winds in 1958, the probe is expected to be launched on August 11, 2018.
July 23, 2018 -
Parker Solar Probe | NASA set for August launch of its sun mission
Media invited on 13 July to view the spacecraft that has been designed to touch the sun.
July 11, 2018 -
Unexpected astro laboratory
The internal combustion engines of automobiles are helping scientists understand the cosmos better
April 11, 2018 -
Tips to have fun in the sun
Summer can be fun when one knows how to take good care of the skin and hair the right way because staying indoors is not always possible.
April 10, 2018 -
A place in the sun
The Supreme Court of India has been at the centre of national debate for many unprecedented reasons in the last one year. Among them, the Apex Court’s approach towards ensuring gender justice has been a major one and widely appreciated. For instance, in less than a year we have seen the Supreme Court’s decision empowering …
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March 8, 2018