Mars is the next pit stop in the space exploration program where we all aim to civilize and explore the Martian land. The terrestrial planet is half the size of Earth, has a thin active atmosphere made of carbon dioxide, argon, and nitrogen. Like our home planet, it has polar…
Festivals form a very essential part of Indian culture. Although each festival is celebrated in its unique way, there is a very uncanny astronomical basis for each of these festivals. Keeping a track of time and date has been the greatest challenge for humankind, however, with the invention of the…
A celestial object with a majestic tail, like a divine creature roaming the boundless universe – seems like an apt description for a comet. It is one of the most beautiful marvels to observe from the earth. But then the question arises, what exactly are these? Are they rocks, much…