Astronomy
- Perseids Annual Meteor Shower Being Sighted
There was an excellent show of Perseids meteor shower on Thursday night along with thin crescent Moon with Venus, Mars and Saturn in the west-southwestern sky just after sunset. Many observers have shared their sightings on Twitter. The Perseids meteor...
- Ancient India And Astronomy
This post is about the astronomy in ancient India. We all are aware of the fact that ancient India has contributed a lot in the field of astronomy. The earliest references to astronomy are found in the Rig Veda (a religious text), which are dated 2000...
- Foreign Universities' Satellites To Be Launched By Isro
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is gearing up to launch foreign universities into space.Five months after ISRO launched India's first student satellite " Anusat" on April 20 , it will place in orbit four university satellites in September.They...
- Proton Rocket Launches Tv Broadcaster For Asia
A Russian Proton rocket lifted off from Kazakhstan early Saturday with a satellite that will broadcast television programming directly into homes across Indonesia and India. The Proton jettisoned its first stage two minutes later, leaving the second...
- Contact With Chandrayaan-1 Lost
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has lost radio contact with Chandrayaan-1 today, August 29, at 1:30 a.m. Indian Standard Time. The Chandrayaan-1 mission was declared over at this time. Chandrayaan-1 was India's first mission to the Moon,...
Astronomy
AUGUST, 1959 (Sky & Telescope)
A Thanksgiving to India
- Perseids Annual Meteor Shower Being Sighted
There was an excellent show of Perseids meteor shower on Thursday night along with thin crescent Moon with Venus, Mars and Saturn in the west-southwestern sky just after sunset. Many observers have shared their sightings on Twitter. The Perseids meteor...
- Ancient India And Astronomy
This post is about the astronomy in ancient India. We all are aware of the fact that ancient India has contributed a lot in the field of astronomy. The earliest references to astronomy are found in the Rig Veda (a religious text), which are dated 2000...
- Foreign Universities' Satellites To Be Launched By Isro
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is gearing up to launch foreign universities into space.Five months after ISRO launched India's first student satellite " Anusat" on April 20 , it will place in orbit four university satellites in September.They...
- Proton Rocket Launches Tv Broadcaster For Asia
A Russian Proton rocket lifted off from Kazakhstan early Saturday with a satellite that will broadcast television programming directly into homes across Indonesia and India. The Proton jettisoned its first stage two minutes later, leaving the second...
- Contact With Chandrayaan-1 Lost
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has lost radio contact with Chandrayaan-1 today, August 29, at 1:30 a.m. Indian Standard Time. The Chandrayaan-1 mission was declared over at this time. Chandrayaan-1 was India's first mission to the Moon,...