Earth might get kicked out of the solar system; scientists sound the alarm Most of us go through life assuming Earth’s place in the universe is secure. We picture our planet as a blue marble, peacefully orbiting the Sun in a cosmic dance that’s guaranteed to go on for billions of years. But a new…
<p style="text-align: justify;">दिल्ली की गर्मी में अगर आप पूरे दिन AC चलाते हैं, तो बिजली का बिल देखकर पसीना छूटना लाज़िमी है. ऐसे में एक बड़ा सवाल बार-बार दिमाग में आता है कि क्यों न ऐसा सोलर सिस्टम लगवा लिया जाए जिससे AC फ्री में चल सके, और बिजली के बिल की चिंता से हमेशा…
A new kid in our solar system? Hunt for mysterious ‘Planet Nine’ offers a surprise PARIS: It’s an evocative idea that has long bedevilled scientists: a huge and mysterious planet is lurking in the darkness at the edge of our solar system, evading all our efforts to spot it.Some astronomers say the strange, clustered orbits…
A Rutgers University research team in New Jersey spotted the newly found cloud, which was named Eos—after the Greek deity of dawn. Being only 300 light-years away, it is the closest known big molecular cloud. Molecular clouds are huge, cold reservoirs of gas and dust that cradle new stars. What distinguishes Eos is not only…
A robotic Soviet spacecraft has been adrift in space for 53 years. It will return to Earth later this week. Kosmos-482 launched in March 1972. If all had gone well, it would have landed on the sweltering surface of Venus and become the ninth of the uncrewed Soviet Venera missions to the planet. Instead, a…
Our universe might be chock-full of cosmic wonder, but you can observe only a fraction of astronomical phenomena with your naked eye. Meteor showers, natural fireworks that streak brightly across the night sky, are one of them. The latest observable meteor shower will be the Eta Aquarids, which has been active since April 19 and…
In the first for the exoplanetary community, scientists have announced four new small Earth-like planets around Barnard’s Star, just six light-years from our world. The four planets are all smaller than Earth but share one thing in common: all of them are rocky, similar to Earth.The discovery of these four tiny, terrestrial planets surrounding Barnard’s…
The vermilion, amethyst and jade ribbons of the northern and southern lights are some of Earth’s most distinctive features. But our planet doesn’t have a monopoly on auroras. Scientists have spied them throughout the solar system, weaving through the skies of Mars, Saturn, Jupiter and even on some of Jupiter’s fiery and icy moons. Lights…
Astute skywatchers may have already seen the striking line of planets across the night sky in January. This week Mercury joins the queue. Now every other world in our solar system will be visible among the stars at the same time — if you know where to look. According to Gerard van Belle, director of…
Our solar system contains planets, dwarf planets, asteroids and comets — but only one world is known to harbor life. Scientists have long debated whether Earth is truly unique. Perhaps our planet just happened to have the right combination of ingredients, conditions and timing to allow life to emerge. But a pinch of grit from…