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22 Nov 2018
The Sun – Origination, Life and Death
The Sun has always evoked curiosity, fear, fascination and admiration in Man from time immemorial. The Sun is just one among millions of the stars in the universe. It is neither the biggest nor the smallest star. But, without the Sun life is impossible in the earth and hence the Sun is the real superstar
10 Oct 2014
Light year made simple
How far are we from the sun? How far are the planets away from each other? The distance between the sun and earth is about 149,600,000 Km. The distances involved are so very huge that astronomers do not measure them in miles or kilometers. If it is done so, then they have to keep a
06 Aug 2014
Constellations – Basics you ought to know
A night sky is seen full of stars. These stars could be more than some trillion miles away from us. Yet some seem to form a group in the sky. This group or the cluster of stars is called constellation. The constellation system comes from the ancient Greeks. Each constellation is given a name in