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Earth Aligns Between Sun And Jupiter For Spectacular December 7 Event
On December 7, Earth will align between the Sun and Jupiter, creating a rare astronomical event known as Jupiters opposition.
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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Makes Final Venus Flyby Before Historic Sun Encounter
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe, launched in 2018, will make its final Venus flyby on Nov. 6. This manoeuvre will bring the spacecraft into a new orbit, allowing it to approach within 3.8 million miles of the sun, closer than any human-made object has been. While the probe’s primary mission is to study the sun, its instruments have captured rare data...
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Parker Solar Probe Prepares for Closest Approach to Sun After Last Venus Flyby
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe will complete its final Venus gravity assist on 6 November, altering its path to make an unprecedented 3.86-million-mile approach to the sun on 24 December. The manoeuvre will allow Parker to pass closer than any human-made object to the sun, where it will study solar activity. Earlier flybys also revealed surprising det...
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How to See Rare Comet C/2023 A3 Over Bengaluru in October 2024?
Skygazers in Bengaluru are in for a treat this October 2024, as Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS) graces the morning sky in the first few days of the month. The comet, first discovered in early 2023, is travelling through the solar system after passing near the sun in late September. In mid-October, it will shift to the western skies and become...
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Mars Loses Water Faster When Closer to the Sun, New Hubble and MAVEN Study Shows
Mars loses water faster when it is closest to the Sun, according to new data from the Hubble Space Telescope and NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) mission. The rate of hydrogen loss in Mars' atmosphere increases significantly during perihelion, the point in its orbit closest to the Sun. This seasonal change has major implicati...
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Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS Heads Towards Earth, Will Be Visible With Naked Eye
A3 will make its closest approach to the Sun on October 10, 2024, and will be easily visible in northern hemisphere. In the southern hemisphere, it will be visible just after sunset.
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"I Am Natural Successor To Naveen Patnaik's Great Values," Says Aide VK Pandian
Unfazed by the 'outsider' barb of his opponents, Naveen Patnaik's closest associate V K Pandian has said he is a "natural successor" to all the great values of the Odisha chief minister and he will do everything under the sun to help his "guru".
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Perihelion Day 2024: When Earth Reaches Its Nearest Point To The Sun
Perihelion Day signifies the moment when Earth is at its closest point to the Sun during its yearly orbit.
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Astronomers Find 7 Planets Being "Fried" By Their Star In Milky Way
In our solar system, little rocky Mercury is the planet orbiting closest to the sun, perpetually fried by solar radiation seven times more intense than what we experience on Earth.
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For Tara Sutaria In A Stunning Dual Toned Swimsuit, The "Summer Sun" Has Already Come Out To Play
Tara Sutaria makes the most of her beach day in this stunning swimsuit
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Shraddha Kapoor Finds Her Place Under The Sun With Her Swimsuits In The Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar Trailer
Shraddha Kapoor's beach looks from the Tu Jhoothi Main Makkar trailer have mentally sent us to the closest beach
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Star "Closest To Sun" Named After Atal Bihari Vajpayee On Birth Anniversary
On the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, which was marked as 'Good Governance Day' across the country, the Aurangabad unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) named a star after the 'Bharat Ratna' recipient.
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Black Hole Closest To Earth Found. It Is 10 Times Bigger Than The Sun
The nearest known black hole to Earth has been found by astronomers utilising the International Gemini Observatory, run by the NOIRLab of the NSF.
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Comet K2 Makes Closest Approach to Earth, but the Celestial Show Is Not Over Yet
The comet named C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS) or K2 went past Earth this week, and could be seen through large amateur telescopes, as reported. However, considering its distance from us, it did not offer a bright show despite its massive size. The comet is next expected to make an approach towards the Sun in December this year.
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Watch: People Gather At Stonehenge To Celebrate Longest Day Of Year
During Summer Solstice, Earth's North Pole is tilted closest to the Sun, making it appear at its highest point in the sky.
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Earth Aligns Between Sun And Jupiter For Spectacular December 7 Event
On December 7, Earth will align between the Sun and Jupiter, creating a rare astronomical event known as Jupiters opposition.
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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Makes Final Venus Flyby Before Historic Sun Encounter
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe, launched in 2018, will make its final Venus flyby on Nov. 6. This manoeuvre will bring the spacecraft into a new orbit, allowing it to approach within 3.8 million miles of the sun, closer than any human-made object has been. While the probe’s primary mission is to study the sun, its instruments have captured rare data...
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Parker Solar Probe Prepares for Closest Approach to Sun After Last Venus Flyby
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe will complete its final Venus gravity assist on 6 November, altering its path to make an unprecedented 3.86-million-mile approach to the sun on 24 December. The manoeuvre will allow Parker to pass closer than any human-made object to the sun, where it will study solar activity. Earlier flybys also revealed surprising det...
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How to See Rare Comet C/2023 A3 Over Bengaluru in October 2024?
Skygazers in Bengaluru are in for a treat this October 2024, as Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS) graces the morning sky in the first few days of the month. The comet, first discovered in early 2023, is travelling through the solar system after passing near the sun in late September. In mid-October, it will shift to the western skies and become...
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Mars Loses Water Faster When Closer to the Sun, New Hubble and MAVEN Study Shows
Mars loses water faster when it is closest to the Sun, according to new data from the Hubble Space Telescope and NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) mission. The rate of hydrogen loss in Mars' atmosphere increases significantly during perihelion, the point in its orbit closest to the Sun. This seasonal change has major implicati...
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Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS Heads Towards Earth, Will Be Visible With Naked Eye
A3 will make its closest approach to the Sun on October 10, 2024, and will be easily visible in northern hemisphere. In the southern hemisphere, it will be visible just after sunset.
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"I Am Natural Successor To Naveen Patnaik's Great Values," Says Aide VK Pandian
Unfazed by the 'outsider' barb of his opponents, Naveen Patnaik's closest associate V K Pandian has said he is a "natural successor" to all the great values of the Odisha chief minister and he will do everything under the sun to help his "guru".
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Perihelion Day 2024: When Earth Reaches Its Nearest Point To The Sun
Perihelion Day signifies the moment when Earth is at its closest point to the Sun during its yearly orbit.
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Astronomers Find 7 Planets Being "Fried" By Their Star In Milky Way
In our solar system, little rocky Mercury is the planet orbiting closest to the sun, perpetually fried by solar radiation seven times more intense than what we experience on Earth.
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For Tara Sutaria In A Stunning Dual Toned Swimsuit, The "Summer Sun" Has Already Come Out To Play
Tara Sutaria makes the most of her beach day in this stunning swimsuit
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Shraddha Kapoor Finds Her Place Under The Sun With Her Swimsuits In The Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar Trailer
Shraddha Kapoor's beach looks from the Tu Jhoothi Main Makkar trailer have mentally sent us to the closest beach
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Star "Closest To Sun" Named After Atal Bihari Vajpayee On Birth Anniversary
On the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, which was marked as 'Good Governance Day' across the country, the Aurangabad unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) named a star after the 'Bharat Ratna' recipient.
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Black Hole Closest To Earth Found. It Is 10 Times Bigger Than The Sun
The nearest known black hole to Earth has been found by astronomers utilising the International Gemini Observatory, run by the NOIRLab of the NSF.
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Comet K2 Makes Closest Approach to Earth, but the Celestial Show Is Not Over Yet
The comet named C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS) or K2 went past Earth this week, and could be seen through large amateur telescopes, as reported. However, considering its distance from us, it did not offer a bright show despite its massive size. The comet is next expected to make an approach towards the Sun in December this year.
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Watch: People Gather At Stonehenge To Celebrate Longest Day Of Year
During Summer Solstice, Earth's North Pole is tilted closest to the Sun, making it appear at its highest point in the sky.
