Interesting facts about space and universe | Space facts to know Everytime we search for new cosmic objects in the universe, we are discovering new and interesting things. Let us see about some of the interesting facts about space and universe. 1. Sun looks small like moon in our sky, but we can fit nearly 1 million Earth’s in Sun. If we consider the whole weight of the solar system, only Sun weighs nearly 99.8 % of the total weight. Remaining 0.2% is the weight of all planets, asteroids, moons etc., 2. Gravity shows some impact on our height also. If we are in space, our height will in ..read more

Spacecrafts exploring beyond solar system | Pioneer and Voyager programs explained in detail Humans made many spacecrafts in space exploration, in which five of them gone beyond the solar system and exploring things in outer solar system. Those five spacecrafts are made and launched by NASA. Let us discuss about those spacecrafts in detail. Pioneer 10: Pioneer 10 is the 1st spacecraft to go beyond solar system. From 1960, NASA is trying to send spacecrafts to other planets in our solar system to study them in detail. On 2nd March 1972, NASA launched Pioneer 10. It is mainly designed to study ..read more

Origin of life on Earth | Panspermia theory | Origin of life-1 The most mysterious question in human's history is "how life began on earth". 20% of the scientists believe that the life on Earth is actually originated in space. How did the life came from space? To know about this in detail, we must know about the Panspermia theory. Panspermia By Silver Spoon Sokpop - Own work; For the proto-bacteria I used an adapted version of File:Bacteria-.svg by JrPol and for the DNA I used an adapted version of File:DNA chemical structure.svg by Madprime. Earth from File:Earth Flag.svg by Himasa ..read more

5 Strange structures in the universe | Unbelievable Cosmic Structures | Strange structures Part-1 The universe consists of billions of galaxies, stars, planets, nebulae, etc., In which, some of the celestial objects resemble like structures on Earth and related to life. Let’s look at some of the strange structures in the universe. Cydonia (Mars): Cydonia is a place on Mars, located between the planet’s northern hemisphere in heavy cratered region. This region attracted the scientists as well as humankind because of its features. Cydonia consists of highlands, hills and valleys (Evidences). T ..read more

Astronomical events to watch out for in August 2020 August 2020 is a much awaited month for space lovers and stargazers. This August, we have the rare astronomical events to watch out for. 1. Last chance to spot Comet Neowise: From mid July, we are watching the Comet Neowise and is visible to our naked eye. In early August, we can watch the fading Comet and it will be disappear for another 6800 years. Comet_Neowise_Into_the_dark_space Image Credit: NASA What are you looking for, go out and spot the Comet Neowise to say bye. 2. Close approach of Moon and gas giants (Jupiter and Satur ..read more

Most mysterious star in the universe | Facts about KIC 8462852 | Information about Tabby's star The Universe is mysterious, and we are trying to solve the mysteries. In 2011, scientists were shocked by knowing about a star, and still we are not able to get rid of the star's mystery. Many theories were emerged about this star, but no one solved the mystery. The star named as "KIC 8462852" is one of the mysterious star which was discovered in the year 1890. American astronomer Tabetha S. Boyajianwas interested and invested to know about this star and therefore KIC 8462852 is also named as "Tabb ..read more

Mystery and facts revealed about Oumuamua | First interstellar object | Information about Oumuamua Asteroid The Universe consists of billions of galaxies, stars, planets, asteroids and other celestial objects. Our own solar system consists of millions of asteroids and comets in which most of them are yet to be discovered. But in 2017, one strange asteroid visited our solar system and travelled billions of kilometres to reach us. On 19 October 2017, astronomer Robert Weryk discovered an asteroid moving towards the Sun using Pan-STARRS1 telescope, Haleakala Observatory in Hawaii. At first, he ..read more

Potentially habitable Exoplanets | Information about Exoplanets | Habitable Exoplanets Part-2 > For Habitable Exoplanets Part-1 (Click here) LHS 1140b: It is an Exoplanet located at a distance of 40 light years away from the Earth in the constellation of Cetus. It is orbiting around the LHS 1140, is a red dwarf star. It is detected by using the Transit Photometry method on 20 April, 2017. It has an orbital period about 24.7 Earth days. It is 40% larger than the Earth's size and 7 times the Earth’s mass. It may have temperatures about -8°C to 50°C and this allows the chances of atmo ..read more

Top Achievements of ISRO | Space missions of ISRO |  Information about Indian Space Research Organisation Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) was established on 15 August, 1969. Now, ISRO became one of the top space agency and reached many milestones. Image credit: ISRO Let's see the top achievements by ISRO: 1) Mangalyaan: Mangalyaan is also called as The Mass Orbiter Mission (MOM). Mars_Orbiter_Mission_Mangalyaan_Into_the_dark_space Image credit: De Nesnad - Trabajo propio, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=29435816 From l ..read more

The Journey of ISS | Components of ISS | Assembly of ISS | Information about International Space Station An average satellite weighs between 500 kg to 15 tons and sizes in between 1 metre to 15 metres in length, width and height. Satellites are carried into Earth’s orbit by the help of rockets. ISS has a length of 109 metres, width of 75 metres and height of 20 metres. We can watch the ISS with our naked eye from Earth, when it passes through our night sky. It weighs around 420 tons, which is the highest weighted space craft ever built by humans. As all know, such a type of space crafts are ha ..read more